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 Clark Landing (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 Clark Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Clark Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clark Landing: Clark Lndg. (or less commonly used: Clark Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clark Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clark Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clark Landing is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Clark Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clark Landing:
- Warren County (The home county of Clark Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Springhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Plum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Woodburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Meador
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Mount Aerial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Yesse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County
- Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jetson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Richelieu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Mining City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Provo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Quality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Roundhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sweeden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Rhoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Bee Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Mammoth Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stockholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Caneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Spring Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Tousey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Black Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Peonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hart County
- Dogcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- South Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Agnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Schochoh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Skilesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Dunmor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beechmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Browder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Rosewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Horse Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Olaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clark Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Clark Landing.
Cemeteries Near Clark Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark Landing.
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 Clark Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clark Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Finney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Tuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nudger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Clark Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clark Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clark Landing, with the one closest to Clark Landing listed first.
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Richardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mining City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Dexterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Sand Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clark Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clark Landing.
Newspapers Published in Clark Landing ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark Landing, 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 Clark Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clark Landing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson 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 Clark Landing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clark Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |