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 Spring Grove (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 Spring Grove. 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 Spring Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Grove: Spring Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Spring Grove is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Grove:
- Union County (The home county of Spring Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Raleigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Breckinridge Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Flournoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Grangertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Tolu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Piney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Smith Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Carrsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- West Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Blackford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Poole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Equality
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- Broughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Saline Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cave-In-Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Karbers Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Herod
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leisure City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Texas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Mitchellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Muddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Emma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Maunie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Carmi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Hovey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Savah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Bufkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Caborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Solitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Vaughan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Grove.
Cemeteries Near Spring Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Grove.
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 Spring Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chatman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Givens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Spring Grove had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Grove, with the one closest to Spring Grove listed first.
- Grove Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Raleigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Blackburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sturgis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Saint Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Grove.
Newspapers Published in Spring Grove ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Spring Grove:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh 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 Spring Grove, 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 from Point A (ie- Spring Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |