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 Cuba (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 Cuba. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Cuba is located in Graves 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 Graves County: Calloway, Carlisle, Hickman, Marshall, McCracken, Henry (TN) & Weakley (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuba:
- Graves County (The home county of Cuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tri City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Wingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pryorsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fancy Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Protemus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Kirksey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Almo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- New Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Kirbyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Cunningham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Fulgham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Scale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Sharpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Fairdealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Massac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Reidland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Puryear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- India
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- South Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Pierce Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rives
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Dresden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Tumbling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Pillowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuba, see our County-by-County Page for Cuba.
Cemeteries Near Cuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.
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 Cuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Cuba Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dobson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Usher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- The Usher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dyer Cemetery
- Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (865 more) ...
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cuba had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stubblefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stubblefield is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Pilot Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Dukedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Wingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pryorsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Palmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuba.
Newspapers Published in Cuba ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuba, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuba.
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 Cuba:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Graves County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Henry County
- Obion County
- Weakley 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> | 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 Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |