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 Blackburn Bottom (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 Blackburn Bottom. 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 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.
Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Buchanan (VA), Dickenson (VA), Wise (VA) & Mingo (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Blackburn Bottom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackburn Bottom:
- Pike County (The home county of Blackburn Bottom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Raccoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
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- Varney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Varney is located in Pike County
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- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- McAndrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
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- Pinsonfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
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- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Pike County
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- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
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- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Betsy Layne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Osborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Stanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
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- Grethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Ivel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galveston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
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- Teaberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Butcher Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Nero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- East Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Van Lear
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meally
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Hagerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Collista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Thelma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Paintsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Kite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Pippa Passes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Patrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ben Bow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Burdine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Hemphill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- McRoberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Deane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Fleming - Neon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jenkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Gunlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Pilgrim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Beauty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Debord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Warfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Inez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Buchanan County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Kelsa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Grundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Leemaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Haysi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
- Tarpon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clinchco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Haddonfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Logan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Stirrat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holden is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Omar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Whitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Switzer is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Hedgeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Whirlwind
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Wilkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Wyoming City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Sprigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Blackberry City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Matewan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thacker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Delbarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Kermit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Musick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Musick is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Greyeagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Pie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pie is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Stonecoal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Wilsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Doane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackburn Bottom, see our County-by-County Page for Blackburn Bottom.
Cemeteries Near Blackburn Bottom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackburn Bottom.
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 Blackburn Bottom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackburn Bottom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helvy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deskins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- W J May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Blackburn Bottom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackburn Bottom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackburn Bottom, with the one closest to Blackburn Bottom listed first.
- Zebulon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Kimper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Pinsonfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Rural
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Robinson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Phelps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Venters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Mouthcard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackburn Bottom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackburn Bottom.
Newspapers Published in Blackburn Bottom ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackburn Bottom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackburn Bottom, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackburn Bottom.
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 Blackburn Bottom:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Wise County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Blackburn Bottom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Blackburn Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |