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 Cimota City (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 Cimota City. 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 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.
Cimota City 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 Cimota City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cimota City:
- McCracken County (The home county of Cimota City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Grahamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- West Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Kevil
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ceredo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Blandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Wickliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Melber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(14 miles [22.5 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 southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Boaz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Fancy Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Symsonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulgham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Ledbetter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Sharpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Scale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Cairo Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 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>
- Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <1>
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Miller City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Belknap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Bender ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Massac City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Shady Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Big Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Bay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hamletsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Golconda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Olmsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Karnak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mounds
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ullin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Dongola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cimota City, see our County-by-County Page for Cimota City.
Cemeteries Near Cimota City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cimota City.
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 Cimota City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cimota City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rives Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Cimota City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cimota City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cimota City, with the one closest to Cimota City listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Grahamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Hinkleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Massac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slater is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Blandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 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 Cimota City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cimota City.
Newspapers Published in Cimota City ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cimota City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cimota City, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cimota City.
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 either 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 Cimota City:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Union 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 Cimota City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cimota City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |