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 Big Cowan (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 Big Cowan. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Big Cowan is located in Letcher 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 Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Big Cowan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Cowan:
- Letcher County (The home county of Big Cowan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Oven Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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- Eolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County
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- West Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
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- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
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- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Partridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
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- Bellcraft
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
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- Ermine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
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- Hot Spot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
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- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Wheelwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Weeksbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Bypro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Hi Hat
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Teaberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
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- Holmes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Closplint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Totz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dizney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
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- Big Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Short Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Redfox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
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- Littcarr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
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- Pine Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County
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- Pippa Passes
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hindman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Leburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
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- Cutshin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wooton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Chappell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stinnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Asher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Helton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Cornettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
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- Delphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
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- Slemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
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- Scuddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Acup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Viper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Jeff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Hazard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tribbey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myra is located in Pike County
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- Dorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
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- Virgie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
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- Hellier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
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- Ashcamp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
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- Lookout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
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- Robinson Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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- Rockhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
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- Yeager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
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- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Darwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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- Clintwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Clinchco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Tarpon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Darnell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Keokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Rawhide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Ely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pennington Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Stickleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Fleenortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Lano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Duffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dungannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Osaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Appalachia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Blackwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Almira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Pound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- East Stone Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Esserville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Cowan, see our County-by-County Page for Big Cowan.
Cemeteries Near Big Cowan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Cowan.
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 Big Cowan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Cowan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maggard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sturgill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hogg Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Adams Cemetery
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Cornetts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (894 more) ...
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Big Cowan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Cowan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Cowan, with the one closest to Big Cowan listed first.
- Oven Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Smoot Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Linefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Indian Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Flat Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Millstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Craftsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Lipps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Cowan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Cowan.
Newspapers Published in Big Cowan ...
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 Big Cowan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Cowan, 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 Big Cowan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Big Cowan:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Wise 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 Big Cowan, 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- Big Cowan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |