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 Joy (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 Joy. 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.
Joy is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Hardin (IL), Massac (IL), Pope (IL), Crittenden, Lyon, Marshall & McCracken.
Below are the counties that are near Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joy:
- Livingston County (The home county of Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Carrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Ledbetter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Tolu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Dycusburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Piney Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Graves County
- Symsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kuttawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Calvert City
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sharpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Tatumsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Paducah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Grahamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Krebs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- West Paducah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Future City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Massac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Ragland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- West Future City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Dekoven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Blackford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Old Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave-In-Rock
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Karbers Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(20 miles [32.2 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 Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Reevesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- New Burnside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Shady Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Big Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Brookport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Massac City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leisure City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Lusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hamletsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Mitchellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Stonefort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Ledford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Gaskins City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Muddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Wasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Williamson County (IL)
- Creal Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Joy.
Cemeteries Near Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joy.
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 Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shephard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowsert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Critchlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Troutman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duley Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Cowsert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Soward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Joy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Carrsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Shetlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rosiclare
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Irma is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tansill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tansill is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansill
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Birdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tolu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Waltersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waltersburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joy.
Newspapers Published in Joy ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joy.
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 helpful 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 Joy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Williamson 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 Joy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |