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 Walsh (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 Walsh. 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 and doctors 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.
Walsh is located in Greenup 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 Greenup County: Boyd, Carter, Lewis, Lawrence (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Walsh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walsh:
- Greenup County (The home county of Walsh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- South Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Grays Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Wurtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Tygarts Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Argillite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cannonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cliffside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Kehoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Smiths Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Pactolus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Wesleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Counts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Hitchins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grahn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Firebrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Adams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Blue Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lynx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Jaybird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Moore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Dunkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Hanging Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sherritts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Andis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pike County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Coopersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wetmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Sargents
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Franklin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sciotoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Rosemount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Sciotodale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Kenova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walsh, see our County-by-County Page for Walsh.
Cemeteries Near Walsh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walsh.
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 Walsh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walsh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Nippert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bennet's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennet's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of South Shore.
- The Bennet's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #617873 <3>
- Howe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collier Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nurse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Careys Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (704 more) ...
- Gillem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gerlach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Floral Hills Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Walsh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walsh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Limeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- South Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Grays Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Franklin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walsh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walsh.
Newspapers Published in Walsh ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walsh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walsh, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walsh.
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 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 Walsh:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Greenup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Lewis County
- Adams County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Walsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |