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 Sulphur Springs (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 Sulphur Springs. 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 Sulphur Springs ...
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 Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Ohio County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rosine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Deanefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Vanzant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Tar Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- McQuady
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Cloverport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Se Ree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Hardinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harned
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Welch's Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mining City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Provo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jetson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Dunbar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Whittinghill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Oklahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Ensor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Moseleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Maceo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- West Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Sunfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Roundhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Yeaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Spring Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Short Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Leitchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- Hardin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Skilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- South Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cleaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Nonnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Drakesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.
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 Sulphur Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Midkiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Axton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Axton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Dundee.
- Sunnydale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Voyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cane Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Adaburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sulphur Springs had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Magan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Olaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Adaburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adaburg is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
- Rosine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horse Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Fordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deanefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shreve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shreve is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Renfrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |