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 Wanamaker (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 Wanamaker. 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 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.
Wanamaker 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 Wanamaker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wanamaker:
- Webster County (The home county of Wanamaker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Poole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Sebree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Free Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Slaughters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 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 Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Piney Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Moseleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Browns Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Smith Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Baskett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Reed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hanson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Vandetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Madisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Fiddle Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Earlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Mortons Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Buel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Lynn City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Earles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Dekoven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Shawneetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Saline Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Hovey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Caborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bufkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Melody Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Dayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wanamaker, see our County-by-County Page for Wanamaker.
Cemeteries Near Wanamaker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wanamaker.
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 Wanamaker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wanamaker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harnion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Townsend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cavena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Akins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morehead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Caton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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, Wanamaker had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wanamaker, with the one closest to Wanamaker listed first.
- Tilden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- 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
- Free Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Vanderburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Robards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Boxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hearin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Veazey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Slaughters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wanamaker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wanamaker.
Newspapers Published in Wanamaker ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanamaker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wanamaker, 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 Wanamaker.
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 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 Wanamaker:
- 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 Wanamaker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wanamaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |