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 Victoria Crossroads (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 Victoria Crossroads. 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 Victoria Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Victoria Crossroads: Victoria Xrds.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Victoria Crossroads is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Perry (IN), Spencer (IN), Breckinridge, Daviess & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Victoria Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Victoria Crossroads:
- Hancock County (The home county of Victoria Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Patesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Tar Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Cloverport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- McQuady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Glen Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Hardinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falls-of-Rough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harned
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stephensport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Westview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ammons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Butler County
- Welch's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Yelvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Philpot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maceo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Masonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Yeaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Tousey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Short Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Duff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Spring Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Leitchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Limp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Vertrees
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Rhodelia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Payneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sirocco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Beechland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Roberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Cold Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Fordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (IN)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Tobinsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Cannelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Derby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ranger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Leopold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Bristow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Fulda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chrisney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kercheval
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Victoria Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Victoria Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Victoria Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria Crossroads.
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 Victoria Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Victoria Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Boling Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beatty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Aetnaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wedding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bricker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Victoria Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Victoria Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Victoria Crossroads, with the one closest to Victoria Crossroads listed first.
- Patesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Tar Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Cloverport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Askin is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
- Tobinsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Floral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Pellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Aetnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Fordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chambers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Deanefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Glen Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- McQuady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victoria Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victoria Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Victoria Crossroads ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victoria Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victoria Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victoria Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Victoria Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Crawford 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 Victoria Crossroads, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Victoria Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |