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 Needmore (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 Needmore. 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 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.
Needmore is located in Ballard 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 Ballard County: Alexander (IL), Pulaski (IL), Carlisle, McCracken & Mississippi (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Needmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Needmore:
- Ballard County (The home county of Needmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Bandana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kevil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Blandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Lovelaceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Cunningham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bardwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Melber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- West Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Symsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Ledbetter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- Sharpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Cimota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Grahamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Cairo Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Hodges Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Cache
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Tamms
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <1>
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Olive Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buncombe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massac City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Brookport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hamletsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Golconda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Grand Chain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Karnak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Ullin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Dongola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lick Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dutch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Water Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Lake Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Creal Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Needmore, see our County-by-County Page for Needmore.
Cemeteries Near Needmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needmore.
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 Needmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Needmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Cemetery Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Needmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Bandana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Hillerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Grinnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boaz is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Hinkleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- America
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Needmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Needmore.
Newspapers Published in Needmore ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needmore, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needmore.
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 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 Needmore:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ballard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Union County
- Williamson 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 Needmore, 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' (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- Needmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |