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 Mitchell Landing (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 Mitchell Landing. 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 Mitchell Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mitchell Landing: Mitchell Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mitchell Lndng.)
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.
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 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.
Mitchell Landing 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 Mitchell Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchell Landing:
- Livingston County (The home county of Mitchell Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Pinckneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Burna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Creswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McGowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Hopson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calloway County
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Dycusburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Piney Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Symsonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Westplains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- West Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hopkins County
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Kuttawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Lamasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Calvert City
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Sharpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Scale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Reidland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Paducah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- West Paducah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grahamville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Camelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Trigg County
- Trigg Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Dekoven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County
- Blackford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Cave-In-Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Karbers Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Reevesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 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 Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massac City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Big Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Herod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchell Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchell Landing.
Cemeteries Near Mitchell Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell Landing.
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 Mitchell Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchell Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Smithland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75820 <3>
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Doom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tiline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deason Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tracey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mitchell Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mitchell Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Landing, with the one closest to Mitchell Landing listed first.
- Pinckneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Vicksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Dycusburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frances
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- New Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Lola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Birdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Levias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
- Calvert City
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchell Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchell Landing.
Newspapers Published in Mitchell Landing ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mitchell Landing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hopkins County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchell Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mitchell Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |