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 Cullen (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 Cullen. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cullen is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Cullen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cullen:
- Union County (The home county of Cullen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Breckinridge Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flournoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Grangertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Chapman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dekoven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Hitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Creswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Tolu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Crayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Robards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Baskett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Manitou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Hanson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Vandetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Earlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Carrsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Beech Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Wheatcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Blackford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Poole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slaughters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Onton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Equality
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Saline Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Emma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Hovey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Bufkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Savah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Vaughan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cullen, see our County-by-County Page for Cullen.
Cemeteries Near Cullen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cullen.
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 Cullen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cullen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Harnion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Cullen had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cullen, with the one closest to Cullen listed first.
- Boxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Hearin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Flournoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Chapman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Saint Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Grove Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
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- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cullen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cullen.
Newspapers Published in Cullen ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cullen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cullen, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cullen.
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 Cullen:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- McLean County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- White County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh 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 Cullen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cullen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |