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 Tilden (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 Tilden. 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 and hospitals 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.
Tilden is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Tilden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilden:
- Webster County (The home county of Tilden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Poole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Free Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Slaughters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Onton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Blackford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Piney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Niagara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Baskett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Hanson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Earlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Mortons Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Beech Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Lynn City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Earles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Breckinridge Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Grangertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Dekoven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Lamb
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Cave-In-Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Hovey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Bufkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Vaughan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Smythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Warrick County (IN)
- Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilden, see our County-by-County Page for Tilden.
Cemeteries Near Tilden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilden.
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 Tilden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Tapp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harnion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Lynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townsend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cavena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Tilden had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilden, with the one closest to Tilden listed first.
- Wanamaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Free Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Boxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Jonesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Vanderburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Hearin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Lisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Sebree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Cullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilden.
Newspapers Published in Tilden ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilden, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilden.
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 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 Tilden:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Posey 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> | 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 Tilden, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tilden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |