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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 Black Jack (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 Black Jack. 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.

Black Jack is located in Simpson County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Simpson County: Allen, Logan, Warren, Robertson (TN) & Sumner (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Black Jack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Jack:

  • Simpson County     (The home county of Black Jack)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Mount Aerial
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trammel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trammel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
      • Trammel is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trammel
      • From Black Jack to Trammel
    • Adolphus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
      • Adolphus is located in Allen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <1>
    • Red Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Petroleum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
      • Petroleum is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petroleum
      • From Black Jack to Petroleum
    • Halfway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Black Jack to Halfway
    • Scottsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Halifax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halifax
      • From Black Jack to Halifax
    • Yesse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County
    • Meador
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meador
      • From Black Jack to Meador
  • Butler County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Schochoh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schochoh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
      • Schochoh is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schochoh
      • From Black Jack to Schochoh
    • Adairville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adairville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairville
      • Adairville is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairville <1>
    • South Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
      • Keysburg is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keysburg
      • From Black Jack to Keysburg
    • Ferguson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferguson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferguson
      • From Black Jack to Ferguson
    • Olmstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
      • Olmstead is located in Logan County
    • Gordonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Logan County
  • Todd County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Woodburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Drake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Warren County
    • Rockfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
      • Rockfield is located in Warren County
    • Alvaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvaton
      • Alvaton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvaton <1>
    • Bowling Green
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Springhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Warren County
    • Claypool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claypool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claypool
      • From Black Jack to Claypool
    • Gotts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
      • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Hadley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hadley
      • From Black Jack to Hadley
  • Cheatham County (TN)
    • Westeria ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
      • Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
  • Davidson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Ridgetop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rayon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
      • Rayon City is located in Davidson County (TN)
    • Old Hickory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Addie ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
      • Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
    • Ridgepost ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgepost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
      • Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
    • Lakewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Joelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
      • Marvel is located in Davidson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
    • Maplewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Davidson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maplewood
      • From Black Jack to Maplewood
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermitage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Morny
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
      • Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morny
      • From Black Jack to Morny
  • Macon County (TN)
  • Robertson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Black Jack
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
    • Mulloy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulloy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
      • Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mulloy
      • From Black Jack to Mulloy
    • Orlinda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cross Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Calistia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calistia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
      • Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calistia
      • From Black Jack to Calistia
    • Jernigan Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
      • White House is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <1>
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Black Jack to Oakland
    • Greenbrier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hygeia Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygeia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
      • Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crunk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
      • Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
  • Sumner County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Mitchellville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchellville
      • From Black Jack to Mitchellville
    • Portland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Deal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hall Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
      • Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
    • Johnsons Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • South Tunnel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cottontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rock Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Station Camp ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
      • Station Camp is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Trousdale County (TN)
  • Wilson County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.
    • Laguardo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Possum Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beckwith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beckwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Beckwith is located in Wilson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beckwith
      • From Black Jack to Beckwith
    • Mount Juliet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Jack, see our County-by-County Page for Black Jack.

Cemeteries Near Black Jack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Jack.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Jack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.

  • Mitchellville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchellville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • K. & T. Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sang Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sang Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duval Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duval Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duval Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byrams Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrams Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Groves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (731 more) ...
    • West Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eubank Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eubank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eubank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Buntin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buntin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buntin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Black Jack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Jack.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Jack, with the one closest to Black Jack listed first.

  • Mitchell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
  • Black Jack
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mitchellville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchellville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mitchellville
    • From Black Jack to Mitchellville
  • Handleyton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
    • Handleyton is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulloy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulloy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
    • Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mulloy
    • From Black Jack to Mulloy
  • Fountain Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
    • Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
  • Orlinda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cross Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prices Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • Calistia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calistia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
      • Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calistia
      • From Black Jack to Calistia
    • Sulphura
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphura have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
      • Sulphura is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Brackentown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown
      • Brackentown is located in Sumner County (TN)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Jack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Jack.

Newspapers Published in Black Jack ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Jack.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Jack, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Jack.

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 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 Black Jack:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Jack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Black Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black Jack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Jack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6350, Longitude: -86.5633    









 

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