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 Alcalde (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 Alcalde. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Alcalde is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Alcalde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alcalde:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Alcalde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Ferguson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Tateville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Sloans Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Adair County
- Sano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
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- Bethelridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Mintonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Evona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Gilpin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Honey Acre
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Cantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Phil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Lily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Waynesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Ottenheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- South Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Crab Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Halls Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Hansford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Renfro Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mullins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Frazer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rankin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parmleysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Shearer Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockholds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alcalde, see our County-by-County Page for Alcalde.
Cemeteries Near Alcalde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alcalde.
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 Alcalde - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alcalde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Chapel Cemetery
- The Bradley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vaught Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (581 more) ...
- Stiggall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Alcalde in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alcalde.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alcalde, with the one closest to Alcalde listed first.
- Elihu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Bronston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Dykes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Sloans Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Science Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alcalde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alcalde.
Newspapers Published in Alcalde ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alcalde.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alcalde, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alcalde.
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 helpful 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 Alcalde:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alcalde) 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 Alcalde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |