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 Dublin (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 Dublin. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Dublin 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 Dublin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dublin:
- Graves County (The home county of Dublin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Fancy Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Pryorsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- West Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ceredo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Wickliffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kevil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- La Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Bandana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Protemus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Kirksey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Harris Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Almo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Hazel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Milburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Cunningham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Fulgham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Livingston County
- Ledbetter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Sharpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Tatumsville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Camelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Krebs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Future City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Hendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- West Paducah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cimota City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reidland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Brookport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Massac City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Henry County (TN)
- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- South Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Terrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dublin, see our County-by-County Page for Dublin.
Cemeteries Near Dublin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dublin.
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 Dublin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dublin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holifield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Obion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buelah Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saxon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Dublin had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Pryorsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Fancy Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Wingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Stubblefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stubblefield is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Beelerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beelerton is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelerton
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crutchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crutchfield is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dublin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dublin.
Newspapers Published in Dublin ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dublin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dublin, 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 Dublin.
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 Dublin:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Graves County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Alexander County
- Massac 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 Dublin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Dublin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |