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 Cabell (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 Cabell. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cabell is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cabell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cabell:
- Wayne County (The home county of Cabell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Murl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
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- Parnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
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- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sumpter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
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- Slickford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
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- Mill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Mount Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Frazer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Ritner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Crocus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
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- Cundiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Montpelier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Inroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
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- Glens Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Sano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sano is located in Adair County
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- Gentrys Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Chance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Fairplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Craycraft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Ozark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Gadberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Honey Acre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Teddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Dunnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Evona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Phil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Mintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Evans Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Labascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Rubert Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Rheber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Ware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Cumberland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Static
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Bakerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Dougan Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Burkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grider
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
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- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
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- Meshack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Vinnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
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- Faubush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Nancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ansel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
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- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
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- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Lula ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Long Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Esto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Russell Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Clay County (TN)
- Thompsons Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Pall Mall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Crab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Chanute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Byrdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott County (TN)
- Foster Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cabell, see our County-by-County Page for Cabell.
Cemeteries Near Cabell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cabell.
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 Cabell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cabell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Poe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buncom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark - Coop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shearer - Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beck - Rector Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor - Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (646 more) ...
- Guffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucy Shearer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cabell had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cabell, with the one closest to Cabell listed first.
- Cumberland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Parnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Gapcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Lula ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Rowena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowena is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Eadsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Seventy Six
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Powersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cabell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cabell.
Newspapers Published in Cabell ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cabell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cabell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cabell.
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 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 Cabell:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- McCreary County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Scott 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> | 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 Cabell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cabell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |