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 South Carrollton (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 South Carrollton. 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 South Carrollton ...
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.
Another variation: South Carrolton.
- A typical abbreviation for South Carrollton: S. Carrollton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Carrollton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Carrollton.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County: Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio & Todd.
Below are the counties that are near South Carrollton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Carrollton:
- Muhlenberg County (The home county of South Carrollton)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Central City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Lynn City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nonnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Drakesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Harreldsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Masonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- West Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Philpot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Owensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Jewel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hanson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mortons Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manitou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Agnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacramento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Rumsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Ceralvo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Echols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Select
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Allegre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Onton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Carrollton, see our County-by-County Page for South Carrollton.
Cemeteries Near South Carrollton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Carrollton.
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 South Carrollton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Carrollton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jago Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fortney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Equality Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Carrollton had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Carrollton had a population of 181 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Carrollton, with the one closest to South Carrollton listed first.
- Central City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Smallhous
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gishton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Ceralvo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Sacramento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Depoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Carrollton. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Carrollton.
Newspapers Published in South Carrollton ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Carrollton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Carrollton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Carrollton.
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 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 South Carrollton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Todd 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> | 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 South Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- South Carrollton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |