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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 Krebs (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 Krebs. 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.

Krebs is located in McCracken 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 McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.

Below are the counties that are near Krebs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Krebs:

  • McCracken County     (The home county of Krebs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • Oakdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendron is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
    • Reidland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lone Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Paducah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Massac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Massac is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
    • West Paducah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Future City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
    • Grahamville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Future City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West Future City is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
    • Cimota City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cimota City is located in McCracken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • Lovelaceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ceredo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kevil
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Blandville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Blandville is located in Ballard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Bandana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • La Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wickliffe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Calloway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • Kirksey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
    • Dexter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter is located in Calloway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Almo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Almo is located in Calloway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
    • Harris Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Murray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlisle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • Cunningham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kirbyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bardwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington is located in Carlisle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Crittenden County
    • Dycusburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
  • Graves County
  • Hickman County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • Ledbetter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Rivers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Burna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burna is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Tiline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
    • Pinckneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carrsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Lyon County
  • Marshall County
  • Johnson County (IL)
  • Massac County (IL)
  • Pope County (IL)
  • Pulaski County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.
    • New Grand Chain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Grand Chain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Karnak is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <1>
    • Olmsted
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Krebs, see our County-by-County Page for Krebs.

Cemeteries Near Krebs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Krebs.

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 Krebs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Krebs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.

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 Krebs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Krebs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Krebs, with the one closest to Krebs listed first.

  • Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaks is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Epperson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Epperson is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
  • Symsonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paducah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Melber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Massac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Massac is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
  • Folsomdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Folsomdale is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
  • Kaler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaler is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaler
  • Elva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elva is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
  • Sharpe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Cypress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kansas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas is located in Graves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Viola is located in Graves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Krebs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Krebs.

Newspapers Published in Krebs ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Krebs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Krebs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Krebs.

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 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 Krebs:

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 Krebs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Krebs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.