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 Skillman (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 Skillman. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Skillman is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Skillman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skillman:
- Hancock County (The home county of Skillman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Hawesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cabot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Cloverport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tar Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Vanzant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Yelvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Philpot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Tousey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Duff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Hardin County
- Hardin Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Rhodelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Roberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Payneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beechland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wolf Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Sirocco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Haysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Battletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Aetnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Fordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deanefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Buford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Horse Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Leavenworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eckerty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Riceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Ferdinand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mauckport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Tobinsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Gerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Evanston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chrisney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Tennyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Heilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- De Gonia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skillman, see our County-by-County Page for Skillman.
Cemeteries Near Skillman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skillman.
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 Skillman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skillman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Log Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brashear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Skillman had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skillman, with the one closest to Skillman listed first.
- Tobinsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Tell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Stephensport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Petri
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Floral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Sample
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skillman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skillman.
Newspapers Published in Skillman ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skillman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skillman, 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 Skillman.
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 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 Skillman:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison 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> | 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 Skillman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Skillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |