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 Stanley Landing (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 Stanley Landing. 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 Stanley Landing ...
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 Stanley Landing: Stanley Lndg. (or less commonly used: Stanley Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stanley Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanley Landing.
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 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.
Stanley Landing is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Hardin (IL), Massac (IL), Pope (IL), Crittenden, Lyon, Marshall & McCracken.
Below are the counties that are near Stanley Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanley Landing:
- Livingston County (The home county of Stanley Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Ledbetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Burna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Carrsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Ballard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Lovelaceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Princeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hopson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- McGowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Cobb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Dycusburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Tolu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Symsonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- West Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Melber
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Lowes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Kuttawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carmack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvert City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tatumsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Sharpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Reidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Krebs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Paducah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- West Paducah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Future City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Cimota City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Trigg Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Cadiz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave-In-Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Johnson County (IL)
- Reevesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Massac City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanley Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Stanley Landing.
Cemeteries Near Stanley Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley Landing.
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 Stanley Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanley Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Landrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvert City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cothran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Driskill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Stanley Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stanley Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanley Landing, with the one closest to Stanley Landing listed first.
- Calvert City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Grand Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cypress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Palma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Kuttawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vicksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Sharpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Briensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briensburg
- Dycusburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanley Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley Landing.
Newspapers Published in Stanley Landing ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanley Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanley Landing.
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 websites either 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 Stanley Landing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope 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 Stanley Landing, 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- Stanley Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |