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 Bell City (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 Bell City. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Bell City is located in Elliott 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 Elliott County: Carter, Lawrence, Morgan & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Bell City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell City:
- Elliott County (The home county of Bell City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ault
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Suddith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Boltsfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Soldier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Ryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
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- Muses Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
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- Plummers Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
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- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
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- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Tygarts Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Keaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Flatgap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Staffordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lowmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Nippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Mazie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Skaggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Martha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Houckville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Webbville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Brammer Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Overda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Cordell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Prosperity
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Logville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Cisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Maggard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Wheelersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Edna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Falcon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Salyersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Netty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Korea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Wellington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Denniston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Mariba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Sudith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Wrigley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Jeptha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Malone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Cannel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Brady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lakeview Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Farmers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Hazel Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Helechawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Toliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Valeria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Lexie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Fort Gay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hubbardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell City, see our County-by-County Page for Bell City.
Cemeteries Near Bell City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell City.
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 Bell City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plez Clevenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boggs Cemetery Two
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Polk Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (973 more) ...
- Lytten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthur Bays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Bell City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell City, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Newcombe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newcombe is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcombe
- Newfoundland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Isonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- The Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Ordinary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ordinary is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Redwine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redwine is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
- Wyett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyett is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyett
- Elkfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Minor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell City.
Newspapers Published in Bell City ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bell City:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Elliott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe 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 Bell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bell City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |