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 Marion (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 Marion. 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.
Name Variations for Marion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Marion was referred to as Marion Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Marion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Marion is located in Crittenden County and is the County Seat.
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 Crittenden County: Hardin (IL), Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Union & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Crayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dycusburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- McGowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Claxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Hopson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Cobb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fiddle Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dawson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Manitou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Burna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Carrsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Smithland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Eddyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kuttawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carmack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Lamasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tatumsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Grangertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dekoven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Morganfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Breckinridge Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Blackford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Free Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Old Shawneetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Cave-In-Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Lamb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Saline Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shetlerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Karbers Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Leisure City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamletsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Lusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Marion.
Cemeteries Near Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.
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 Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Old Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pentecostal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mapleview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (524 more) ...
- Duval Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marion had a population of 840 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marion had a population of 2,850 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Levias
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
- Repton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
- Mattoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoon is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Enon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Frances
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bakers is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cave-In-Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Irma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marion ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marion. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marion and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marion.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Marion.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Marion:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin 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> | 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 Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |