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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 Kirksville (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 Kirksville. 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 doctors and 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.
Kirksville is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Clark, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, Jessamine & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Kirksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirksville:
- Madison County (The home county of Kirksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Round Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
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- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
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- Happy Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
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- Duncanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
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- Buggytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buggytown is located in Madison County
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- Peytontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peytontown is located in Madison County
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- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
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- Caleast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caleast is located in Madison County
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- Cottonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
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- Whites
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Madison County
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- Newby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newby is located in Madison County
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- Farristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
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- Bourbon County
- Clintonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Boyle County
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- Hedgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Boyle County
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- Little Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Faulconer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Faulconer is located in Boyle County
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- West Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Danville is located in Boyle County
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- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
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- Davis Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Davis Hill is located in Boyle County
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- Alum Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
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- Atoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Atoka is located in Boyle County
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- Needmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
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- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Butchertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Casey County
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- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Winston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Witt Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wagersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Spears
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Fairway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Lexington - Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryantsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Kerby Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Little Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County
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- Pollard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Mount Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Logana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Jessamine County
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- Hanly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanly is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanly
- Vineyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Nicholasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- High Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
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- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Preachersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
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- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
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- Crab Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Logantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
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- Hubble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hubble is located in Lincoln County
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- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
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- Stanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Turkeytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
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- Boneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Burgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Harrodsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
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- McAfee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
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- Dixville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Salvisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Montgomery County
- Hedgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hedgeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
- Hedgeville has also been known as:
- Hedges
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Vaughns Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Clay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Westbend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Piggville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Bee Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
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- Eubank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
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- Gum Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Climax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Wildie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
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- Brodhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Renfro Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orlando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mullins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Hansford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Mundys Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mundys Landing is located in Woodford County
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- Nonesuch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Mortonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Gaybourn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Hunter Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirksville, see our County-by-County Page for Kirksville.
Cemeteries Near Kirksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirksville.
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 Kirksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Kinnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paint Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Poosey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran 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>
While we didn't find Kirksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kirksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirksville, with the one closest to Kirksville listed first.
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Paint Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duncanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duncanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
- Nina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Manse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manse is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manse
- Cottonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- McCreary
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCreary is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary
- Point Leavell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Leavell is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Leavell
- Newby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Wallaceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Million
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Million is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirksville.
Newspapers Published in Kirksville ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirksville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirksville.
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 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 Kirksville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bourbon County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lincoln County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Woodford 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 Kirksville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |