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 Betsey (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 Betsey. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Betsey is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Betsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Betsey:
- Wayne County (The home county of Betsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Mill Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
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- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Sumpter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Parmleysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Sano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Gentrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Crocus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Craycraft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Ella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eunice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
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- Pellyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Cundiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Glens Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Inroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Honey Acre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Ware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Teddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Bethelridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Evona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Labascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Phil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Gilpin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Dunnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Lincoln County
- Waynesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Bronston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Vinnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Sloans Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Nancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Faubush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Lula ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Russell Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Long Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Fentress County (TN)
- Pall Mall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Betsey, see our County-by-County Page for Betsey.
Cemeteries Near Betsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Betsey.
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 Betsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Betsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Springs Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patience Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (617 more) ...
- Carrender - Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Betsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Betsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Betsey, with the one closest to Betsey listed first.
- Mill Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Steubenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steubenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Kidder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Bronston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eadsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eadsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Coopersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coopersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tateville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jabez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jabez is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jabez
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Betsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Betsey.
Newspapers Published in Betsey ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Betsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Betsey, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Betsey.
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 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 Betsey:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Fentress County
- Pickett County
- Scott 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 Betsey, 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 from Point A (ie- Betsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |