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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 Commerce 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 Commerce 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 Commerce 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Commerce Landing: Commerce Lndg. (or less commonly used: Commerce Lndng.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County.

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 Lyon County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Marshall & Trigg.

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

  • Lyon County     (The home county of Commerce Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Carmack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
      • Carmack is located in Lyon County
    • Eddyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Lyon County
    • Kuttawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Dulaney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
      • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
    • Hopson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
    • McGowan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
      • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
    • Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Crider
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
      • Crider is located in Caldwell County
    • Fredonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
      • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
    • Lewistown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
    • Creswell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Caldwell County
  • Calloway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Calloway County
    • Almo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
      • Almo is located in Calloway County
    • Kirksey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
      • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Murray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Calloway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
    • New Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
    • Gracey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
      • Gracey is located in Christian County
    • Newstead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County
    • Church Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County
    • Bennettstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
      • Bennettstown is located in Christian County
    • Crofton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Christian County
    • Hopkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Herndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County
    • LaFayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Dycusburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Crayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
      • Crayne is located in Crittenden County
    • Piney Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
      • Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Sheridan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
  • Graves County
    • Symsonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
      • Symsonia is located in Graves County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <2>
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Dawson Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Hopkins County
    • Dalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Hopkins County
    • Fiddle Bow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
      • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
    • Saint Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Grand Rivers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckneyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
      • Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
    • Tiline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Smithland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <2>
    • Burna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
      • Burna is located in Livingston County
    • Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Livingston County
    • Lola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
      • Lola is located in Livingston County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Fairdealing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
      • Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbertsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
    • Tatumsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
      • Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
    • Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Marshall County
    • Dogtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
    • Calvert City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
      • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
      • 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 <2>
    • Scale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
      • Scale is located in Marshall County
    • Benton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
    • Sharpe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
      • Sharpe is located in Marshall County
  • McCracken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Reidland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
      • Reidland is located in McCracken County
    • Oakdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in McCracken County
  • Trigg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Trigg Furnace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
      • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County
    • Wallonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • Cadiz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>
    • Cerulean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
  • Massac County (IL)
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Pope County (IL)
    • Hamletsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamletsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
      • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
  • Stewart County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Commerce Landing, with the one closest to Commerce Landing listed first.
    • Snider
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Bumpus Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Commerce Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Commerce 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.

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

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

  • Confederate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rolling Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steinbaugh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steinbaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steinbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Critmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Critmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Critmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Standard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Eddyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Piercy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piercy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Commerce Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Commerce Landing.

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

  • Confederate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confederate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
    • Confederate is located in Lyon County
  • Rockcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
    • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
  • Lamasco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Lyon County
  • Carmack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
    • Carmack is located in Lyon County
  • Trigg Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
    • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dulaney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
    • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
  • Kuttawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
    • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
  • Birmingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Marshall County
  • Otter Pond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
    • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
  • McGowan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
    • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grand Rivers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County
    • Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Commerce 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 Commerce Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Commerce Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Commerce Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Commerce Landing:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Commerce Landing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Commerce Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Commerce Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9739, Longitude: -88.0281       In this case, the coordinates for Commerce Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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