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 Spice Knob (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 Spice Knob. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Spice Knob 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 Spice Knob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spice Knob:
- Daviess County (The home county of Spice Knob)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Yelvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Browns Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Utica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- West Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Cloverport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Vanzant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Stephensport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- McQuady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Ammons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Hardinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falls-of-Rough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Harned
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- Yeaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Lewisport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(19 miles [30.6 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 Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Carlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hopkins County
- Jewel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rumsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Aetnaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Buford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Fordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Olaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Centertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Beaver Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dubois County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Ferdinand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richland City
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Smythe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- De Gonia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Baugh City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Graham Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spice Knob, see our County-by-County Page for Spice Knob.
Cemeteries Near Spice Knob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spice Knob.
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 Spice Knob - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spice Knob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winkler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hawes - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yelvington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Spice Knob in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spice Knob.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spice Knob, with the one closest to Spice Knob listed first.
- Ensor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Yelvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Thruston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Knottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Philpot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gatewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Habit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Habit is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
- Floral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Lewisport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patronville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Pellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Masonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spice Knob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spice Knob.
Newspapers Published in Spice Knob ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spice Knob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spice Knob, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spice Knob.
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 Spice Knob:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Dubois County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh 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 Spice Knob, 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' (or 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- Spice Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |