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 Heath (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 Heath. 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 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 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.
Heath 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 Heath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heath:
- McCracken County (The home county of Heath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Grahamville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Paducah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cimota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Camelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Massac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Ragland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Paducah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Ceredo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Gage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blandville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Cunningham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Melber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Symsonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Fulgham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Ledbetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tiline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Lola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Sharpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Scale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Gilbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Cairo Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Future City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cache
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Tamms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <1>
- Elco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Reevesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Belknap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Cypress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Massac City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Bay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hamletsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Golconda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 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 Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Grand Chain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karnak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Perks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ullin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Dongola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heath, see our County-by-County Page for Heath.
Cemeteries Near Heath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heath.
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 Heath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rives Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quarles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cowlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bumpous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Heath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.
- Grahamville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Massac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Hinkleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paducah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Melber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Hillerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Round Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slater is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Blandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heath.
Newspapers Published in Heath ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heath, 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 Heath.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Heath:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Union 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 Heath, 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- Heath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |