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 Welch's Creek (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 Welch's Creek. 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 Welch's Creek ...
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 Welch's Creek: Welchs Crk. (or less commonly used: Welchs Ck. or Welchs Cr.)
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 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.
Welch's Creek is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Welch's Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welch's Creek:
- Butler County (The home county of Welch's Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mining City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Provo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Quality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- McQuady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Westview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Se Ree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Tar Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Buras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Constantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Oklahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Roundhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sunfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Huff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Bee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Kyrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Stockholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Spring Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Tousey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Short Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Black Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Leitchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Clarkson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Limp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Pierce Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Spurrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Dogcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Browder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drakesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beechmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Nonnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Dunmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Select
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rosine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Olaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Beaver Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Fordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Richardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Rockland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Plum Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welch's Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Welch's Creek.
Cemeteries Near Welch's Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welch's Creek.
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 Welch's Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welch's Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Embry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bates Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Bates Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Caneyville.
- The Lower Bates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236675 <2>
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumbustown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Welch's Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welch's Creek, with the one closest to Welch's Creek listed first.
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Dexterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ready is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Spring Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Nash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nash is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Caneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Reedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- White Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Run is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
- Renfrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Horse Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Select
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welch's Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welch's Creek.
Newspapers Published in Welch's Creek ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welch's Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welch's Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welch's Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Welch's Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Welch's Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Welch's Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |