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 Montgomery (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 Montgomery. 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 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.
Montgomery is located in Trigg 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 Trigg County: Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Montgomery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montgomery:
- Trigg County (The home county of Montgomery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Caledonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cerulean
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- McGowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Dulaney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Gracey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Newstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Bennettstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garrettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Dawson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Nortonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddle Bow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mortons Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Earlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Lamasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Carmack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Eddyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kuttawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Kirkmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Stryker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louise Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Dotsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Snider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Legate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Indian Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montgomery, see our County-by-County Page for Montgomery.
Cemeteries Near Montgomery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montgomery.
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 Montgomery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montgomery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trigg Memory Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cerulean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montgomery had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montgomery, with the one closest to Montgomery listed first.
- Caledonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Gracey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Wallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Julien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Julien is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julien
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Newstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Sinking Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
- Peedee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peedee is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Roaring Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Trigg Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Maple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montgomery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery.
Newspapers Published in Montgomery ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montgomery, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montgomery.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Montgomery:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Trigg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- Todd County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart 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 Montgomery, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montgomery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |