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 Mulfordtown (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 Mulfordtown. 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 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.
Mulfordtown is located in Union 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 Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Mulfordtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mulfordtown:
- Union County (The home county of Mulfordtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Dekoven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
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- Grangertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Morganfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Flournoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Tolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Piney Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Dycusburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Robards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fiddle Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Manitou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Carrsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Pinckneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Lyon County
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Blackford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Free Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Poole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sebree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Equality
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Cave-In-Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Herod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Golconda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Mitchellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Eldorado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Saline City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Wasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Emma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Hovey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mulfordtown, see our County-by-County Page for Mulfordtown.
Cemeteries Near Mulfordtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mulfordtown.
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 Mulfordtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mulfordtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Shewmaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cave in Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Mulfordtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mulfordtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mulfordtown, with the one closest to Mulfordtown listed first.
- Caseyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Dekoven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Sturgis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Cave-In-Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Grove Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
- Harding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Nunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mulfordtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mulfordtown.
Newspapers Published in Mulfordtown ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mulfordtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mulfordtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mulfordtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mulfordtown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Posey 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 Mulfordtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mulfordtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |