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 Scottsburg (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 Scottsburg. 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 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.
Scottsburg is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near Scottsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsburg:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Scottsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- McGowan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Claxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Dulaney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Creswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Gracey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Empire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Bluff Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Bennettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Piney Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Dycusburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Dawson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Fiddle Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Nortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Earlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mortons Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pinckneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Lamasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carmack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Tatumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Calvert City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Wallonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cerulean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trigg Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Union County
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blackford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- West Wheatcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Vanderburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsburg.
Cemeteries Near Scottsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsburg.
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 Scottsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Pool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pool Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75579 <3>
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- O'Hara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Springs UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Princeton.
- The Rock Springs UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Cemetery
- Rocksprings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188248 <3>
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Dance Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scarberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Scottsburg had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- McGowan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Otter Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Claxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- White Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Lamasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Wallonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Dulaney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Confederate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsburg.
Newspapers Published in Scottsburg ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsburg, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Scottsburg:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Webster 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottsburg) 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 Scottsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |