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 Bellefonte (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 Bellefonte. 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.
Bellefonte is located in Greenup 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 Greenup County: Boyd, Carter, Lewis, Lawrence (OH) & Scioto (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Bellefonte. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellefonte:
- Greenup County (The home county of Bellefonte)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Russell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Danleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
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- Wurtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Argillite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
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- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
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- Grays Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
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- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
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- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Millseat
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
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- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Pactolus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Boone Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
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- Carter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Bruin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
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- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
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- Estep ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
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- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
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- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
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- Goldie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
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- Keturah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
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- Vessie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
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- Zelda ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
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- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
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- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
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- Fallsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
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- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Firebrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
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- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
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- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
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- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Patriot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Bladen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Coal Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ironton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Kitts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- South Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Andis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Sybene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Linnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Aid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Powellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Franklin Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Slocum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Hales Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Scioto Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Sciotoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- South Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Guyandotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Melissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Pea Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Fudges Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sarah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Yates Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Lincoln County (WV)
- West Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fort Gay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Armilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Effie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellefonte, see our County-by-County Page for Bellefonte.
Cemeteries Near Bellefonte ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellefonte.
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 Bellefonte - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellefonte covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Obryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McNight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (803 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rude Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bellefonte in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellefonte.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellefonte, with the one closest to Bellefonte listed first.
- Russell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ironton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Hecla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Danleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Meads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meads is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Wurtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Cannonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellefonte. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellefonte.
Newspapers Published in Bellefonte ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellefonte.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellefonte, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellefonte.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bellefonte:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Greenup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Mason 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> | 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 Bellefonte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bellefonte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |