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 Raydure (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 Raydure. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Raydure is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Clay (TN) & Macon (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Raydure. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raydure:
- Monroe County (The home county of Raydure)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Martinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mount Hermon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Akersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Breeding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Chance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Toria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Cundiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Inroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Nell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Sparksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Fairplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Weed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Crocus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Glens Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Flatwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Nobob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Etoile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Kino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Static
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Alpha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Grider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dougan Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Dubre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Bakerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Long Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Wayne County
- Murl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Pall Mall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Whitleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Burristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- North Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gainesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Rough Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Garretts Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Beaver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Byrdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Static
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Putnam County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Smith County (TN)
- Difficult
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raydure, see our County-by-County Page for Raydure.
Cemeteries Near Raydure ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raydure.
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 Raydure - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raydure covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hattie's Houses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins - Kerr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson - Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Church Cemetery
- Rock Springs Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17885 <2>
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 Raydure in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raydure.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raydure, with the one closest to Raydure listed first.
- Martinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Peytonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Meshack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kettle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Cloyds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Fox Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hestand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Boles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcott is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcott
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Hegira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hegira is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegira
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raydure. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raydure.
Newspapers Published in Raydure ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raydure.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raydure, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raydure.
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 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 Raydure:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith 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> | 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- Raydure) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Raydure, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |