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 Hickory (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 Hickory. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hickory is located in Graves 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 Graves County: Calloway, Carlisle, Hickman, Marshall, McCracken, Henry (TN) & Weakley (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hickory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory:
- Graves County (The home county of Hickory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Westplains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- West Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Fancy Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Symsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Pryorsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Gage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Blandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Ceredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wickliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bandana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Kirksey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Protemus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Almo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Kirbyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bardwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Fulgham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Ledbetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rivers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Calvert City
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Fairdealing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gilbertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Krebs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Reidland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Hendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Camelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Paducah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Paducah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Grahamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Cimota City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Brookport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Massac City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- South Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Weakley County (TN)
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory.
Cemeteries Near Hickory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory.
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 Hickory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Mayfield.
- The Trinity UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225526 <3>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Hickory.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Family Cemetery
- Shelton Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Church Cemetery
- The Shelton Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelton Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Rickman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trace Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Creek Cemetery
- The Trace Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trace Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hickory had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Westplains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Folsomdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Folsomdale is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Boaz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Clear Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Kaler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaler is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaler
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Fancy Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Pryorsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Melber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Symsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory.
Newspapers Published in Hickory ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory.
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 Hickory:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Graves County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Obion County
- Weakley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |