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 Hegira (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 Hegira. 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 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.
Hegira is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adair, Clinton, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell & Clay (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hegira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hegira:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hegira)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Burkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Cundiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Inroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Chance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Crocus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Breeding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Fairplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Glens Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Sparksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Toria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Gadberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Nell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Barren County
- Nobob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Cedar Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Pulaski County
- Vinnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Long Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Esto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Shearer Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Murl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parmleysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Rankin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Pall Mall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Burristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Whitleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Columbus Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Dodson Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oak Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hegira, see our County-by-County Page for Hegira.
Cemeteries Near Hegira ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hegira.
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 Hegira - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hegira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (579 more) ...
- Rayburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hegira had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hegira, with the one closest to Hegira listed first.
- Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Browns Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Kettle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Burkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Seventy Six
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Byrdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hegira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hegira.
Newspapers Published in Hegira ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hegira.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hegira, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hegira.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hegira:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Pickett 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 Hegira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hegira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |