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 Fenton (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 Fenton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fenton 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 Fenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fenton:
- Trigg County (The home county of Fenton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cerulean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Hopson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Dulaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- McGowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- New Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Harris Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hazel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Gracey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Newstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Bennettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Herndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Crittenden County
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Symsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Westplains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ledbetter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Smithland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Carmack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Lamasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Kuttawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eddyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Gilbertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Sharpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- McCracken County
- Reidland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Pope County (IL)
- Hamletsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Conyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Snider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Indian Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fenton, see our County-by-County Page for Fenton.
Cemeteries Near Fenton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenton.
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 Fenton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Matheny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hiatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Smithson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Fenton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fenton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Fairdealing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rockcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Pottertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Linton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Maple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 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 Fenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fenton.
Newspapers Published in Fenton ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fenton, 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 Fenton.
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 Fenton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Trigg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Pope County
- Henry 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> | 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 Fenton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |