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 West Side Heights (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 West Side Heights. 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 West Side Heights ...
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 West Side Heights: West Side Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
West Side Heights 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 West Side Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Side Heights:
- Hopkins County (The home county of West Side Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Earlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Madisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mortons Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Manitou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hanson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Claxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Creswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cobb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Crider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bluff Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Gracey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Hopkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Piney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daviess County
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Robards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Niagara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Lyon County
- Lamasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Sacramento
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Rumsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Earles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Depoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Lynn City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Powderly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- South Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cleaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Ceralvo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Echols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Kirkmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Cerulean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Union County
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Slaughters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Lisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Dixon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Onton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Sebree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Poole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Side Heights, see our County-by-County Page for West Side Heights.
Cemeteries Near West Side Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Side Heights.
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 West Side Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Side Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Calvary Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barnsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Southard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grapevine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fuquay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christian Privilege Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Wicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utterback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Grove Baptist Church 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.<3>
While we didn't find West Side Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Side Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Side Heights, with the one closest to West Side Heights listed first.
- Earlington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mortons Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Ilsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilsley
- Nortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mannington is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
- McNary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Earles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Veazey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Side Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Side Heights.
Newspapers Published in West Side Heights ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Side Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Side Heights, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Side Heights.
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 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 West Side Heights:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Lyon County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Webster 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 West Side Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Side Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |