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 Upchurch (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 Upchurch. 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 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.
Upchurch is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cumberland, Russell, Wayne, Clay (TN) & Pickett (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Upchurch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upchurch:
- Clinton County (The home county of Upchurch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Browns Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Static
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Cundiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Crocus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Inroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Chance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Glens Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Fairplay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Gentrys Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Breeding
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Gadberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Honey Acre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Bakerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Burkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Vinnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Faubush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Nancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Long Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Esto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Murl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Rankin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Parmleysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mill Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Frazer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Pall Mall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gernt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Garretts Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Static
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upchurch, see our County-by-County Page for Upchurch.
Cemeteries Near Upchurch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upchurch.
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 Upchurch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upchurch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Piercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gwinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brents Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Tuggle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Upchurch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upchurch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upchurch, with the one closest to Upchurch listed first.
- Cartwright
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seventy Six
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Ida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Cumberland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Gapcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Powersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
- Cabell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cabell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hegira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hegira is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegira
- Sunnybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upchurch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upchurch.
Newspapers Published in Upchurch ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upchurch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upchurch, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upchurch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Upchurch:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Overton County
- Pickett 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 Upchurch, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upchurch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |