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 Irma (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 Irma. 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 and doctors 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.
Irma is located in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Hardin (IL), Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Union & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Irma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irma:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Irma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Tolu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Dycusburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Hopkins County
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Lola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Carrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kuttawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carmack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Calvert City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Paducah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Dekoven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Morganfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Breckinridge Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Blackford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Free Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Old Shawneetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave-In-Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Shetlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Reevesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Big Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Brookport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Massac City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Leisure City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hamletsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Cottage Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Gaskins City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Ledford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Carrier Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Muddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonefort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Wasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irma, see our County-by-County Page for Irma.
Cemeteries Near Irma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irma.
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 Irma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Calvary Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Tolu.
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Underdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Empire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Critchlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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, Irma had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irma, with the one closest to Irma listed first.
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Lola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Levias
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Rosiclare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Cave-In-Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Shetlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
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- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irma.
Newspapers Published in Irma ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irma, 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 Irma.
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 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 Irma:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Saline 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Irma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |