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 Weston (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 Weston. 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 hospitals 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.
Weston is located in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Hardin (IL), Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Union & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Weston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weston:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Weston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Crayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Dycusburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Creswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fiddle Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Manitou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dawson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Lola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Pinckneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Burna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Tiline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Smithland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kuttawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Dekoven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Morganfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Flournoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Hitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Blackford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Free Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Saline Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Karbers Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Leisure City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Herod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lusk is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Golconda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Bay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Eddyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamletsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Mitchellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Posey County (IN)
- Hovey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weston, see our County-by-County Page for Weston.
Cemeteries Near Weston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weston.
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 Weston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Underdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duval Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave in Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Repton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weston had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weston, with the one closest to Weston listed first.
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Mattoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoon is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Cave-In-Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Dekoven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Repton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
- Nunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Tolu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weston.
Newspapers Published in Weston ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weston, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weston.
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 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 Weston:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Posey 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 Weston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Weston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |