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 Elva (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 Elva. 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.
Elva is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Calloway, Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near Elva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elva:
- Marshall County (The home county of Elva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Sharpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Scale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Calvert City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Gage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Kevil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- La Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bandana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Dulaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Kirksey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Hazel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Kirbyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Cunningham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crittenden County
- Dycusburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Symsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Melber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Lowes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Fancy Farm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Pryorsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Fulgham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Ledbetter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Smithland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tiline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Burna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Pinckneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Carmack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Reidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Camelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- West Paducah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Future City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Grahamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Future City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elva, see our County-by-County Page for Elva.
Cemeteries Near Elva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elva.
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 Elva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Feezor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Story Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Symsonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Pryors Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Elva had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elva, with the one closest to Elva listed first.
- Symsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Iola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Kaler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kaler is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaler
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Palma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma
- Scale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Little Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Clear Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briensburg
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elva.
Newspapers Published in Elva ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elva, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elva.
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 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 Elva:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Massac County
- Pope 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 Elva, 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' (or 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- Elva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |