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 Fork (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 Fork. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Big Fork is located in Leslie 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 Leslie County: Bell, Clay, Harlan & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Big Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Fork:
- Leslie County (The home county of Big Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Cutshin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Yeaddiss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Chappell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
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- Wendover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
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- Hoskinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Mozelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Wooton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
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- Essie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
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- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Stoney Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
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- Callaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Kettle Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Miracle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Varilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
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- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Straight Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Whick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Brightshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Goose Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Garrard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Hima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hima is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Putney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Totz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
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- Rosspoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
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- Bailey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
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- Darkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
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- Louellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
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- Short Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
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- Ages
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
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- Chad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
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- Fisty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Littcarr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
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- Carrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Hindman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Pine Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Leburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Vest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Scalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
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- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
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- Dewitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
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- Hallie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
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- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Blackey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Flint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
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- Letcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
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- Hot Spot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
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- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Partridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Jeremiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
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- Isom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Mistletoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Slemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
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- Delphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
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- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Cornettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
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- Avawam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
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- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Happy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy is located in Perry County
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- Scuddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Combs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Combs is located in Perry County
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- Vicco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Hubbard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Rawhide
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Darnell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Pennington Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Fleenortown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Ely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Osaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Appalachia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- East Stone Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Big Fork.
Cemeteries Near Big Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Fork.
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 Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Lewis / Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Days Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raccoon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caudill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy Bottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nolan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creech Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Skeens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Fork, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Cutshin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Hoskinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Hyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Confluence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Fork.
Newspapers Published in Big Fork ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Fork, 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 Fork.
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 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 Big Fork:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Leslie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Letcher County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Lee 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 Fork, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |