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 Briensburg (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 Briensburg. 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 hospitals and 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.
Briensburg is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Calloway, Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near Briensburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briensburg:
- Marshall County (The home county of Briensburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Tatumsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Gilbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sharpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard County
- Lovelaceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Dulaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Crider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- McGowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- New Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carlisle County
- Kirbyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Dycusburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Symsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- West Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Sedalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lowes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Fancy Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ledbetter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tiline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Burna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Carmack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Reidland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Krebs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Hendron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massac
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- West Paducah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wallonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stewart County (TN)
- Snider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briensburg, see our County-by-County Page for Briensburg.
Cemeteries Near Briensburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briensburg.
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 Briensburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briensburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McNatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshall County Memory Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waid Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waid Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Benton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255329 <3>
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Briensburg had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briensburg, with the one closest to Briensburg listed first.
- Scale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Palma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Grand Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Elva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briensburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briensburg.
Newspapers Published in Briensburg ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briensburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briensburg, 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 Briensburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Briensburg:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Stewart 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 '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- Briensburg) 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 Briensburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |