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 Black Snake (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 Snake. 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.
Black Snake is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley, Claiborne (TN) & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Black Snake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Snake:
- Bell County (The home county of Black Snake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Stoney Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Miracle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Varilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Jenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Rella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Arjay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Garrard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Eriline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Pathfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Coldiron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tacky Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Twila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- South Wallins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wallins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Mary Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Loyall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bobs Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Coxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Dewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Scalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Flat Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Artemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Bimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hinkle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Cannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Girdler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Barbourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Bush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Warbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Roark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Chappell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Asher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Essie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Hoskinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wendover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cutshin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Yeaddiss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Bear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Letcher County
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Delphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Slemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Siler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minton Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Tazewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Tazewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Caney Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Head of Barren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Evans Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Pruden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Goin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Grainger County (TN)
- Thorn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Union County (TN)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Hubbard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Fleenortown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Van
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Pennington Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Snake, see our County-by-County Page for Black Snake.
Cemeteries Near Black Snake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Snake.
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 Snake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Snake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tackett Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balkan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miracle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse Brock Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coldiron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylors Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Callaway.
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- A.D. Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.D. Johnson Cemetery
- The A.D. Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Johnson Cemetery
- Stoney Fork Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540097 <2>
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (791 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Black Snake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Snake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Snake, with the one closest to Black Snake listed first.
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Cubage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Creech
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Wallins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Boons Path
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wasioto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Snake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Snake.
Newspapers Published in Black Snake ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Snake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Snake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Snake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Black Snake:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hancock County
- Union County
- Lee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Snake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Snake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |