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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 Trigg Furnace (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 Trigg Furnace. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trigg County: Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall & Stewart (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Trigg Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trigg Furnace:

  • Trigg County     (The home county of Trigg Furnace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Cadiz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Canton
      • From Trigg Furnace to Canton
    • Wallonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
      • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallonia
      • From Trigg Furnace to Wallonia
    • Cerulean
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Caldwell County
  • Calloway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Dexter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Calloway County
    • Almo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
      • Almo is located in Calloway County
    • New Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirksey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
      • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Providence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Gracey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bainbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newstead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newstead
      • From Trigg Furnace to Newstead
    • Church Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County
    • Bennettstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • LaFayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
    • Herndon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County
    • Hopkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Howel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howel
      • From Trigg Furnace to Howel
    • Garrettsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crofton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Empire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Empire
      • From Trigg Furnace to Empire
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Dycusburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
      • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
    • Crayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
      • Crayne is located in Crittenden County
    • Piney Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Hopkins County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Grand Rivers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
      • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <2>
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
      • Tiline is located in Livingston County
    • Pinckneyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon County
  • Marshall County
  • Stewart County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.
    • Snider
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snider
      • From Trigg Furnace to Snider
    • Bumpus Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Legate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Legate
      • From Trigg Furnace to Legate
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trigg Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Trigg Furnace.

Cemeteries Near Trigg Furnace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trigg Furnace.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trigg Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.

  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Standard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Critmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Critmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Critmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (557 more) ...
    • Liberty Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sivills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wynn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Trigg Furnace had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Trigg Furnace, with the one closest to Trigg Furnace listed first.

  • Rockcastle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
    • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
  • Cadiz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lamasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Lyon County
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Canton
    • From Trigg Furnace to Canton
  • Confederate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confederate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
    • Confederate is located in Lyon County
  • Golden Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Pond
    • Golden Pond is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Pond <2>
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
  • Hopson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
    • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wallonia
    • From Trigg Furnace to Wallonia
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Trigg County
  • Cobb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobb
    • From Trigg Furnace to Cobb
  • Otter Pond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
    • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • McGowan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
      • McGowan is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGowan
      • From Trigg Furnace to McGowan
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
      • Carmack is located in Lyon County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trigg Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trigg Furnace.

Newspapers Published in Trigg Furnace ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trigg Furnace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trigg Furnace, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trigg Furnace.

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 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 Trigg Furnace:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trigg Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Trigg Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Trigg Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trigg Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8896, Longitude: -87.9358    









 

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