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 Willow Shade (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 Willow Shade. 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.
Willow Shade is located in Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County: Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Hart & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Shade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Shade:
- Metcalfe County (The home county of Willow Shade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Beaumont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Breeding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Nell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Toria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Sparksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Weed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Keltner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Chance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Gradyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Flatwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Inroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Cundiff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Bliss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Fairplay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Etoile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Coral Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Haywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lucas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Dubre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Grider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Burkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dougan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Liletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Exie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Roachville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Three Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Bunnell Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Horse Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Meshack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Forkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Mud Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hestand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gamaliel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Long Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Esto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Boles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Moss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Thompsons Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Free Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Hermitage Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Cave Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Jenkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- North Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Whitleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Haydenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Mill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Shade, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Shade.
Cemeteries Near Willow Shade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Shade.
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 Willow Shade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Shade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Creacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skaggs Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mud Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Cedar Flats Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McPherson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Willow Shade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Shade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Shade, with the one closest to Willow Shade listed first.
- Marrowbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Summer Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Sulphur Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
- Meshack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Waterview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Forkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Cloyds Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Edmonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mud Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eighty Eight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Shade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Shade.
Newspapers Published in Willow Shade ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Shade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Shade, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Shade.
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 Willow Shade:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Metcalfe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Green County
- Hart County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Willow Shade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Willow Shade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |