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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 Crab Orchard (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 Crab Orchard. 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.

Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Pulaski & Rockcastle.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Crab Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Turkeytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
    • Sugar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Preachersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
    • Broughtentown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
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    • Dog Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
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    • Ottenheim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
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    • Halls Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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    • Maywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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    • Rowland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Lincoln County
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    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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    • Logantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Logantown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
    • Miracle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Miracle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
  • Boyle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Hedgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton is located in Boyle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelby City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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    • Little Needmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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    • Danville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Danville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Danville is located in Boyle County
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    • Alum Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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    • Davis Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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    • Faulconer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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    • Wilsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
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    • Atoka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Atoka is located in Boyle County
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    • Parksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Middleburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Middleburg is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Yosemite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethelridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
    • Butchertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Butchertown is located in Casey County
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    • Ware
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ware is located in Casey County
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    • Argyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Argyle is located in Casey County
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    • Gilpin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilpin is located in Casey County
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    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mintonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mintonville is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
    • Cantown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cantown is located in Casey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
    • Labascus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Labascus is located in Casey County
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    • Evona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Evona is located in Casey County
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    • Phil
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Phil is located in Casey County
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  • Estill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Locust Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
    • Winston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Fayette County
    • Spears
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Spears is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
  • Garrard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartersville is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Hyattsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Lancaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Paint Lick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nina is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
    • Stone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Stone is located in Garrard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Bryantsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlan County
    • Rutherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rutherford is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Kerby Knob
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
    • Sandgap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
    • Waneta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Dabolt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • McKee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peoples
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
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    • Foxtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Jessamine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Little Hickman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hickman
    • Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hall is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Pollard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pollard is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Mount Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Hanly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hanly is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
    • Vineyard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Logana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Logana is located in Jessamine County
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    • High Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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    • Jessamine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
    • Nicholasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Bernstadt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
    • East Bernstadt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenmount
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Wallaceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallaceton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
    • Slate Lick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Lick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
    • Kirksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kirksville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Berea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Berea is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <1>
    • Buggytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Buggytown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggytown
    • Happy Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Happy Landing is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
    • Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Middletown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Round Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Round Hill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Farristown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Farristown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
    • Silver Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Duncanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncanon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
    • Whites
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whites is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Bighill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bighill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
  • Marion County
    • Gravel Switch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Gravel Switch is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Switch
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Burgin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrodsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nevada is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Dixville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
    • Braxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Braxton is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
  • Montgomery County
    • Hedgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
      • Hedgeville has also been known as:
      • Hedges
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Bee Lick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
    • Walnut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Eubank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Coin is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Dabney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dabney is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
    • Science Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shopville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
    • Ansel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ansel is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
    • Acorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
    • Grundy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Piney Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Somerset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockcastle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Gum Sulphur
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
    • Brodhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottawa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Renfro Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Disputanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
    • Orlando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Climax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Hansford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
    • Mullins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
    • Livingston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodford County
    • Mundys Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Landing

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

Cemeteries Near Crab Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crab Orchard.

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 Crab Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crab Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Whitley Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crab Orchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Albright Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Moss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Sulpher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Crab Orchard.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Ephesos Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Preachersville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crab Orchard had a population of 453 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crab Orchard had a population of 822 people.

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

  • Gum Sulphur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
  • Preachersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
  • Walnut Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Flat
  • Ottenheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
  • Maywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maywood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Cartersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartersville is located in Garrard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Highland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Rowland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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  • Bee Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
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  • Quail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
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  • Maretburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maretburg is located in Rockcastle County
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  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Manse is located in Garrard County
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    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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    • Point Leavell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Point Leavell is located in Garrard County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crab Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crab Orchard.

Newspapers Published in Crab Orchard ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crab Orchard, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crab Orchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Crab Orchard:

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>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- Crab Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Crab Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.