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 South Marshall (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 South Marshall. 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.
Name Variations for South Marshall ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Marshall: S. Marshall
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
South Marshall is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Calloway, Graves, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near South Marshall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Marshall:
- Marshall County (The home county of South Marshall)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Dogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Scale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Gilbertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calvert City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ballard County
- Lovelaceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Dulaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- New Providence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carlisle County
- Kirbyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Crittenden County
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Symsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Westplains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- West Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Bell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ledbetter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tiline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Burna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Carmack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Reidland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Krebs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Camelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- West Paducah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pope County (IL)
- Hamletsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Conyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Whitlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Snider
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Marshall, see our County-by-County Page for South Marshall.
Cemeteries Near South Marshall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Marshall.
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 South Marshall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Marshall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Haymes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Starks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (783 more) ...
- Curd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collie 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.<2>
While we didn't find South Marshall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Marshall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Marshall, with the one closest to South Marshall listed first.
- Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Scale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Kirksey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Briensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briensburg
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Backusburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Backusburg is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backusburg
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Marshall. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Marshall.
Newspapers Published in South Marshall ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Marshall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Marshall, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Marshall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Marshall:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Henry 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> | 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 South Marshall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- South Marshall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |