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 Arat (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 Arat. 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 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.
Arat is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adair, Clinton, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell & Clay (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Arat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arat:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Arat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
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- Cloyds Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
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- Grider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
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- Waterview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dougan Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
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- Dubre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- Bakerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Breeding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
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- Toria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toria is located in Adair County
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- Chance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Sparksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Cundiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
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- Inroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Fairplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Flatwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
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- Crocus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Gadberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Nobob
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
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- Eighty Eight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Etoile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Slick Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Coral Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Hiseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Liletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Cedar Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Summer Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Meshack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Hestand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Forkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Gamaliel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Long Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Esto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Lula ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Murl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Shearer Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Free Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Clementsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Hermitage Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Little Crab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Whitleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Burristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- North Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Columbus Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Haydenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gainesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Grey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Taylors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Byrdstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Static
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arat, see our County-by-County Page for Arat.
Cemeteries Near Arat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arat.
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 Arat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Philpot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mud Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burkesville Black Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burkesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Arat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arat, with the one closest to Arat listed first.
- Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Cloyds Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Meshack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Waterview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Burkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Peytonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hestand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Hegira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hegira is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegira
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amandaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Rockbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arat.
Newspapers Published in Arat ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arat, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arat.
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 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 Arat:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Green County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett 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 Arat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |