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 Rossington (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 Rossington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rossington is located in McCracken 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 McCracken County: Massac (IL), Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Rossington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rossington:
- McCracken County (The home county of Rossington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Cimota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Grahamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Kevil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ceredo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- La Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Blandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Wickliffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Cunningham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 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 Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Fancy Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Symsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Ledbetter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Carrsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Sharpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Cairo Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Tamms
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Olive Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (IL)
- Shetlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Bender ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Grantsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Cypress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massac City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Hamletsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Golconda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McCormick is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Lusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olmsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Perks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mounds
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Villa Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Ullin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Dongola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dutch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossington, see our County-by-County Page for Rossington.
Cemeteries Near Rossington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossington.
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 Rossington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rossington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aikins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rives Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kidd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Rossington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rossington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rossington, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.
- Grahamville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Hillerman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Round Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Hinkleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Grinnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boaz is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Massac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slater is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rossington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossington.
Newspapers Published in Rossington ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rossington, 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 Rossington.
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 Rossington:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to McCracken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Union 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 Rossington, 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- Rossington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |