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 Scythia (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 Scythia. 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 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 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.
Scythia is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Spencer (IN), Warrick (IN), Hancock, Henderson, McLean & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Scythia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scythia:
- Daviess County (The home county of Scythia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Yelvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Owensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Browns Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Birk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Cloverport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Vanzant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Stephensport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- McQuady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Ammons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Hardinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Falls-of-Rough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Harned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Indian Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Carlinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Glenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rumsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Rhodelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Aetnaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Beda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Olaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Horse Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Ferdinand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Cannelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Reo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Richland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Clay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Eames
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Heilman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Graham Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scythia, see our County-by-County Page for Scythia.
Cemeteries Near Scythia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scythia.
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 Scythia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scythia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yelvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Scythia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scythia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scythia, with the one closest to Scythia listed first.
- Gatewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Ensor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Yelvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Floral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thruston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Chambers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Philpot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Habit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Habit is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petri
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scythia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scythia.
Newspapers Published in Scythia ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scythia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scythia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scythia.
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 helpful 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 Scythia:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Warrick 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 Scythia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scythia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |