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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 Veazey (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 Veazey. 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 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.
Veazey is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, McLean, Muhlenberg & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Veazey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Veazey:
- Hopkins County (The home county of Veazey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Manitou
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vandetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Earlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Jewel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Mortons Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Creswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Claxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Piney Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crayne
(29 miles [46.7 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 Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Moseleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Birk City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Dixie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Hebbardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Reed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Lemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Earles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Lynn City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Depoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- South Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Powderly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Sturgis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morganfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Hitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dekoven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Vanderburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Slaughters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Sebree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Onton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blackford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Lamb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Veazey, see our County-by-County Page for Veazey.
Cemeteries Near Veazey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veazey.
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 Veazey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Veazey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coxs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Veazey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Faucett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mangum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Veazey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Veazey, with the one closest to Veazey listed first.
- Vanderburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Slaughters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Hanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Wanamaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Onton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sebree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Earlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Veazey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Veazey.
Newspapers Published in Veazey ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veazey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Veazey, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Veazey.
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 Veazey:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Hardin 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 Veazey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Veazey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |