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 Ledbetter (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 Ledbetter. 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 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.
Ledbetter 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 Ledbetter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ledbetter:
- Livingston County (The home county of Ledbetter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Tiline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Carrsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Bandana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Blandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- La Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Kirksey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Almo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Cunningham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Dycusburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Crayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Symsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- West Viola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Westplains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Lowes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Pryorsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Kuttawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carmack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Sharpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Reidland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Krebs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Paducah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- West Paducah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Grahamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Reevesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Leisure City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ledbetter, see our County-by-County Page for Ledbetter.
Cemeteries Near Ledbetter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ledbetter.
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 Ledbetter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ledbetter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dishman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dishman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keckolie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Story Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Ledbetter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ledbetter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ledbetter, with the one closest to Ledbetter listed first.
- Little Cypress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Epperson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Sharpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- New Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Hamletsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Calvert City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paducah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Palma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Symsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ledbetter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ledbetter.
Newspapers Published in Ledbetter ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ledbetter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ledbetter, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ledbetter.
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 Ledbetter:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope 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 Ledbetter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ledbetter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |