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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 Black Creek (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 Black Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Black Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Black Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Black Creek is located in Powell 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 Powell County: Clark, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Black Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Creek:
- Powell County (The home county of Black Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Waltersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Virden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Westbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Clay City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piggville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Powell Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Morris Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Old Clay City Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughns Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Hatton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- North Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Little Slate Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Peeled Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Black Sulpher Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Sharpsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Peasticks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Austerlitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- North Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Little Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Clintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Jackstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackstown
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Kiddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Rightangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Wyandotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Witt Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Winston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Wagersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Lynch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Locust Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Uttingertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Spears
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spears is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Muir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Cadentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Deep Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Elmendorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Grange City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Foxtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Sandgap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Waneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Jessamine County
- Logana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Lawrence County
- Adeline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Zachariah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Beattyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Idamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Primrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Helens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- College Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Doylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Bybee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Moberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Panola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Brassfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Reeds Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Redhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
- Speedwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Hillcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Means
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Rothwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Frenchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sudith
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Mariba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Denniston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Levee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Jeffersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Spencer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Reid Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Grassy Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Judy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebon
- Mize
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Pebworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Farmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lakeview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Rogers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Toliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Mary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Hazel Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Black Creek.
Cemeteries Near Black Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Creek.
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 Black Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Clay City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Everman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Black Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
- Virden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Waltersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Clay City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Kiddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Levee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Rightangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Rosslyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Iron Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Knowlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Cat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Jeffersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Creek.
Newspapers Published in Black Creek ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Creek.
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 Black Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Jessamine County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Madison County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Nicholas County
- Owsley County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe 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 Black Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |