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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 Donaldson (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 Donaldson. 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.
Donaldson is located in Trigg 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 Trigg County: Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Donaldson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donaldson:
- Trigg County (The home county of Donaldson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Wallonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cerulean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Hopson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- McGowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Dulaney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Crider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Almo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- New Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Hazel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Newstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gracey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Bennettstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Church Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Herndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Garrettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Hopkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins County
- Dawson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Lamasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Carmack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kuttawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Tatumsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Gilbertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Conyersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Houston County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- McKinnon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stryker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Dotsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Louise Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Snider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donaldson, see our County-by-County Page for Donaldson.
Cemeteries Near Donaldson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donaldson.
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 Donaldson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donaldson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alfred Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Starkie Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntosh Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- The McIntosh Cemetery has also been known as:
- McIntire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343831 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carr Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525981 <2>
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skinner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (598 more) ...
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- The Yates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
- Curlin Cemetery
- Curling Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Donaldson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donaldson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donaldson, with the one closest to Donaldson listed first.
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Linton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Tobaccoport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
- Golden Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Snider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roaring Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Rockcastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Tharpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tharpe is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peedee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peedee is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donaldson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donaldson.
Newspapers Published in Donaldson ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donaldson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donaldson, 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 Donaldson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Donaldson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Trigg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Christian County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Henry County
- Houston 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donaldson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Donaldson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |