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 Dogwood (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 Dogwood. 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 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.
Dogwood is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Montgomery (TN) & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Dogwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogwood:
- Christian County (The home county of Dogwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Fearsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Bluff Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Hopkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Gracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Newstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Herndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Butler County
- Harreldsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Cobb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Claxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Hopson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- McGowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Nortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mortons Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fiddle Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Manitou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Justice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Deer Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Agnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Olmstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Lyon County
- Lamasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Bancroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Rosewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Depoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Dunmor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Earles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Beech Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Powderly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Allegre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Kirkmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Guthrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Cerulean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Wallonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Stryker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Louise Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Stewart County (TN)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dogwood, see our County-by-County Page for Dogwood.
Cemeteries Near Dogwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood.
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 Dogwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Dogwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- The Dogwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Barren Springs Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
- The Cave Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Cove Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73355 <2>
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Old Bell Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Daniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Dogwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogwood, with the one closest to Dogwood listed first.
- Kelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Fruit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Hopkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haleys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haleys Mill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleys Mill
- Crofton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casky is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casky
- Allegre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Kirkmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Era is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Sinking Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mannington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mannington is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Gracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogwood.
Newspapers Published in Dogwood ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogwood.
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 Dogwood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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 Dogwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |