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 Forest Hill (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 Forest Hill. 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 and doctors 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.
Forest Hill is located in McCracken 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 McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hill:
- McCracken County (The home county of Forest Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Hendron
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Krebs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Massac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Reidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- West Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Bandana
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Wickliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Kirksey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Cunningham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Bardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Crittenden County
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Melber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Symsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Lowes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- 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
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Fulgham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Ledbetter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Grand Rivers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tiline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Lola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Kuttawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carmack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Eddyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Sharpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Gilbertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Dogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Cairo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Shetlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Reevesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belknap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Bender ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Brookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Massac City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Golconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Eddyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Karnak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Chain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hill.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hill.
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 Forest Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Kenton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Herzog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Switzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bumpous Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Massac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Forest Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Paducah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Massac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Epperson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Melber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Little Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Kansas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Folsomdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Folsomdale is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Symsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- New Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hill.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hill ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hill.
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 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 Forest Hill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 Forest Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |