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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 Kentucky (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 Kentucky. 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 hospitals and 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.

Kentucky is located in Alger County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alger County: Delta, Luce, Marquette & Schoolcraft.

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

  • Alger County     (The home county of Kentucky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kentucky, with the one closest to Kentucky listed first.
    • Wetmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Doty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
      • Doty is located in Alger County
    • Munising Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munising Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
      • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
    • Shingleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
      • Indian Town is located in Alger County
    • Munising
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Slapneck ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Slapneck is located in Alger County
    • Au Train
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Traunik
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
      • Traunik is located in Alger County
      • Former names for Traunik:
      • Buckeye Landing
      • Buckeye Spur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <1>
    • Trenary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenary
      • Trenary is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenary <1>
    • Melstrand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
      • Melstrand is located in Alger County
    • Eben Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
      • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <1>
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kentucky, with the one closest to Kentucky listed first.
    • Isabella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Delta County
    • Garden Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
      • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
    • Saint Jacques
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
      • Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
    • Maplewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Delta County
    • Ogontz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogontz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
      • Ogontz is located in Delta County
    • Perkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Delta County
    • Rapid River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nahma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
      • Nahma is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <1>
    • Beaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
    • Garth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
      • Garth is located in Delta County
    • Trombly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
      • Trombly is located in Delta County
      • Trombly has also been known as:
      • Trombley
    • Lathrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lathrop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Delta County
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kentucky, with the one closest to Kentucky listed first.
    • Carlshend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlshend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
      • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • New Dalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Dalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
      • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
    • McFarland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
    • Skandia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
      • Skandia is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <1>
  • Schoolcraft County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kentucky, with the one closest to Kentucky listed first.
    • Steuben
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Creighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Walsh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Elkhorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Cooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
      • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <1>
    • Copenhagen Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
      • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Minor Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Manistique
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kentucky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kentucky.

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 Kentucky covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Munising Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Reilly's Graves
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reilly's Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reilly's Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Island Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Williams - Powell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1351956 <4>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Limestone Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Au Train Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mathias Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Trudell Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trudell Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trudell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trudell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trudell's Graves
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307858 <4>
  • Byers Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hiawatha Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiawatha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiawatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dutch Mill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deerton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Kentucky in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kentucky.

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

  • Shingleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Munising
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Au Train
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Creighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Rock River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
    • Rock River is located in Alger County
  • Onota
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
    • Onota is located in Alger County
  • Deerton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Isabella
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Isabella is located in Delta County
  • Cooks
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
    • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <1>
  • Ensign
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
    • Ensign is located in Delta County
  • Rock
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkins
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Delta County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rapid River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogontz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogontz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
      • Ogontz is located in Delta County
    • Thompson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County

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

Newspapers Published in Kentucky ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kentucky.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kentucky, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kentucky.

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 Kentucky:

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Kentucky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Kentucky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kentucky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2652, Longitude: -86.6310       In this case, the coordinates for Kentucky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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