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 Amba (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 Amba. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Amba is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Amba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amba:
- Floyd County (The home county of Amba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Harold
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
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- Betsy Layne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
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- Tram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
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- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Blue Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
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- Ivel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
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- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Printer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
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- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
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- Drift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
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- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Nero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- East Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Van Lear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meally
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
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- Hagerhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- West Van Lear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Thelma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Paintsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Mousie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Kite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
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- Pippa Passes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Tina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Littcarr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Emmalena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Patrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
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- Richardson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
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- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ben Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
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- Charley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
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- Georges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Deane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hemphill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- McRoberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Burdine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Cromona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Neon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jenkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Colson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Millstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Seco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Gunlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Royalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Painters Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Wheelersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Debord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Beauty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Warfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Dwarf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Hardburly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Blair Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Owsley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Coal Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Mayo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
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- Shelbiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
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- Raccoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
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- Robinson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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- Yeager
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
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- Garden Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Virgie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Buchanan County (VA)
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tarpon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Darwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Almira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Williamson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Greyeagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackberry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Thacker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Wayne County (WV)
- Stonecoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amba, see our County-by-County Page for Amba.
Cemeteries Near Amba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amba.
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 Amba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Damron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- John Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marrs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hiram Salisbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (618 more) ...
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Amba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amba, with the one closest to Amba listed first.
- Coal Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Minnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- McDowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Alphoretta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hueysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Robinson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amba.
Newspapers Published in Amba ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amba, 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 Amba.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Amba:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Wise County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amba, 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' (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- Amba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |