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 Taffy (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 Taffy. 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 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.
Taffy 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 Taffy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taffy:
- Ohio County (The home county of Taffy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Beda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Olaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Fordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Vanzant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Falls-of-Rough
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Glen Dean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Cloverport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Westview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Provo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Welch's Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Mining City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- 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
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Jetson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Oklahoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Moseleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Owensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- West Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Yeaman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Spring Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Tousey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Pellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson County
- Hebbardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Jewel City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- South Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Bevier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Lynn City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Nonnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Drakesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Browder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster County
- Onton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Tobinsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taffy, see our County-by-County Page for Taffy.
Cemeteries Near Taffy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taffy.
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 Taffy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taffy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clear Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barnett's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newcomb Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adaburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell's Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Midkiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Taffy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taffy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taffy, with the one closest to Taffy listed first.
- Adaburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adaburg is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
- Beda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Magan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magan is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Aetnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Habit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Habit is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habit
- Fordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taffy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taffy.
Newspapers Published in Taffy ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taffy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taffy, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taffy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Taffy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Webster 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> | 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 Taffy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taffy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |