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 Jolly (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 Jolly. 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 doctors and 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.
Jolly is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Jolly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jolly:
- Webster County (The home county of Jolly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Lisman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Vanderburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Slaughters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Poole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Creswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Claxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Dulaney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Christian County
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Piney Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Curdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Niagara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Smith Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Baskett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Hanson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Fiddle Bow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Vandetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Earlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Dawson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Earles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Lynn City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Depoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Grangertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Morganfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dekoven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gallatin County (IL)
- Old Shawneetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Lamb
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Cave-In-Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jolly, see our County-by-County Page for Jolly.
Cemeteries Near Jolly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jolly.
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 Jolly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jolly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Lisman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tirzah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tirzah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Providence.
- The Tirzah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Tirzah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Tirzah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382876 <3>
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mooney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winebarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Jolly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jolly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jolly, with the one closest to Jolly listed first.
- Lisman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Vanderburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Veazey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hearin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Manitou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Wanamaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slaughters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jolly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jolly.
Newspapers Published in Jolly ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jolly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jolly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jolly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jolly:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Union County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Vanderburgh 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 from Point A (ie- Jolly) 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 Jolly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |