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 Alcorn (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 Alcorn. 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 and 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.
Alcorn is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Alcorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alcorn:
- Jackson County (The home county of Alcorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peoples
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Copebranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Log Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Kiddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Sextons Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Locust Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Ravenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- Spears
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Cartersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
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- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Paint Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
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- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
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- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Mount Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Jessamine County
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- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Greenmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
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- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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- Bernstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
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- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Beattyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Saint Helens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zachariah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Primrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Williba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Preachersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Dog Walk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Broughtentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Duluth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
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- Panola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Bighill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Brassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Bobtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
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- Bybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Menifee County
- Means
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Levee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Travellers Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Ricetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Mistletoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Vaughns Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hatton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Clay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Waltersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Barker Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Cat Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- South Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Piggville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- North Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Bee Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
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- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Wildie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Mullins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Renfro Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Hansford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Campton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alcorn, see our County-by-County Page for Alcorn.
Cemeteries Near Alcorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alcorn.
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 Alcorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alcorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skinner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isaacs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Gum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alcorn had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alcorn, with the one closest to Alcorn listed first.
- Locust Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Kerby Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Drip Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
- Alumbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumbaugh
- Wagersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Clover Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Morrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Bighill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- McKee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Winston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Irvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Irvine
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alcorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alcorn.
Newspapers Published in Alcorn ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alcorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alcorn, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alcorn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Alcorn:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
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| <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 Alcorn, 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- Alcorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |