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 Cecil (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 Cecil. 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 and hospitals 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.
Cecil is located in McCracken 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 McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Cecil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cecil:
- McCracken County (The home county of Cecil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Paducah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- West Paducah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Massac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Future City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Camelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- West Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Reidland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Ceredo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Bandana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Wickliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Cunningham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Melber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Symsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- West Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fancy Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Hickman County
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Tiline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Grand Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pinckneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Lola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Carrsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Kuttawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carmack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Gilbertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Shetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Reevesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Belknap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Simpson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Brookport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Dixon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Golconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- McCormick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCormick is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Karnak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olmsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mounds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Ullin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cecil, see our County-by-County Page for Cecil.
Cemeteries Near Cecil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cecil.
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 Cecil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cecil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Kenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quarles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (516 more) ...
- Beyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Cecil in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cecil.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cecil, with the one closest to Cecil listed first.
- Paducah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Metropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Epperson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Round Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Melber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lovelaceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- New Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rosebud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cecil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cecil.
Newspapers Published in Cecil ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cecil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cecil, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cecil.
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 Cecil:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cecil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cecil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |