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 Uniontown (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 Uniontown. 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.
Uniontown 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 Uniontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Uniontown:
- Union County (The home county of Uniontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Chapman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Breckinridge Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Grangertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dekoven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Crittenden County
- Tolu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Smith Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Niagara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Baskett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Poole
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- West Wheatcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blackford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Sebree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slaughters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- New Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Shawneetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Equality
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- Broughton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Saline Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cave-In-Rock
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Texas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saline City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Emma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Phillipstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Carmi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Crossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Hovey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bufkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Caborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Solitude
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Savah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- New Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Vaughan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Kasson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Melody Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Smythe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Darmstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- McCutchanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Inglefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Uniontown, see our County-by-County Page for Uniontown.
Cemeteries Near Uniontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Uniontown.
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 Uniontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Uniontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Givens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Uniontown had a population of 1,037 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Uniontown had a population of 930 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Uniontown, with the one closest to Uniontown listed first.
- Chapman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Saint Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Hovey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Harding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Grove Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Jonesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Boxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Uniontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Uniontown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Uniontown ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Uniontown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Uniontown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Uniontown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Uniontown.
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 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 Uniontown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crittenden County
- Henderson 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 Uniontown, 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- Uniontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |