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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 Cadiz (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 Cadiz. 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 hospitals 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.

Cadiz is located in Trigg County and is the County Seat.

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 Trigg County: Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall & Stewart (TN).

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

  • Trigg County     (The home county of Cadiz)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Trigg Furnace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wallonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallonia
      • From Cadiz to Wallonia
    • Caledonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Cadiz to Caledonia
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Canton
      • From Cadiz to Canton
    • Cerulean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Hopson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cobb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cobb
      • From Cadiz to Cobb
    • McGowan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
      • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGowan
      • From Cadiz to McGowan
    • Claxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claxton
      • From Cadiz to Claxton
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dulaney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
      • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dulaney
      • From Cadiz to Dulaney
    • Lewistown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crider
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
      • Crider is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crider
      • From Cadiz to Crider
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Calloway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Dexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Calloway County
    • Almo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
      • Almo is located in Calloway County
    • New Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Gracey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Newstead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newstead
      • From Cadiz to Newstead
    • Bainbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Church Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County
    • Bennettstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County
    • LaFayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
    • Hopkinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Howel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howel
      • From Cadiz to Howel
    • Garrettsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garrettsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
      • Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garrettsburg
      • From Cadiz to Garrettsburg
    • Crofton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Empire
      • From Cadiz to Empire
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Dycusburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
      • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
    • Piney Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hopkins County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Grand Rivers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
      • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <2>
    • Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
  • Lyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Carmack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
      • Carmack is located in Lyon County
    • Eddyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kuttawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
  • Montgomery County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stryker Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stryker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
      • Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
    • Woodlawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cadiz, with the one closest to Cadiz listed first.
    • Snider
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snider
      • From Cadiz to Snider
    • Bumpus Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Legate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Legate
      • From Cadiz to Legate
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cadiz ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cadiz.

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 Cadiz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Minton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trigg Memory Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (517 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cadiz had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cadiz had a population of 2,714 people.

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

  • Montgomery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Trigg County
  • Trigg Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wallonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
    • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wallonia
    • From Cadiz to Wallonia
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Canton
    • From Cadiz to Canton
  • Caledonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caledonia
    • From Cadiz to Caledonia
  • Hopson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockcastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
    • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
  • Gracey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cobb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobb
    • From Cadiz to Cobb
  • Lamasco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Lyon County
  • Golden Pond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Pond
    • Golden Pond is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Pond <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Roaring Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
      • Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
    • Peedee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peedee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
      • Peedee is located in Christian County
    • Julien
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julien have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
      • Julien is located in Christian County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cadiz ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cadiz.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cadiz. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cadiz and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cadiz.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Cadiz.

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 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 Cadiz:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cadiz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cadiz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cadiz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8654, Longitude: -87.8357       In this case, the coordinates for Cadiz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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