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 Drake (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 Drake. 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.
Drake is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Drake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drake:
- Warren County (The home county of Drake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Alvaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gotts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Plum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Richardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Smiths Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Trammel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Mount Aerial
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adolphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Oak Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Beckton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Haywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Etoile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Richelieu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Quality
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Rocky Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roundhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lindseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sweeden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Mammoth Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- South Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schochoh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Cave Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Fountain Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Gold City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Prices Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sengtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Westmoreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bledsoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- New Deal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Bransford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Hall Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drake, see our County-by-County Page for Drake.
Cemeteries Near Drake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drake.
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 Drake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Marthas Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenbriar Cemetery
- Sherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walthall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Drake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drake, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Temperance is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Trammel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Mount Aerial
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Gold City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Rich Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Woodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Memphis Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Hardcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Alonzo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drake.
Newspapers Published in Drake ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drake.
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 Drake:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Sumner 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 Drake, 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- Drake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |