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 Blackey (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 Blackey. 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 doctors and 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.
Blackey is located in Letcher County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Letcher County: Harlan, Knott, Perry, Pike & Wise (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Blackey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackey:
- Letcher County (The home county of Blackey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Letcher
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hot Spot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
- Hallie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallie
- Hallie is located in Letcher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallie <2>
- Uz
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Isom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - West Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Bellcraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
- Colson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Linefork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Hardshell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Clayhole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Whick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Lost Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Wheelwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bypro
- Bypro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bypro <2>
- Weeksbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Wheelwright Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County
- Dema
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Melvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Hi Hat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi Hat
- Hi Hat is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hi Hat <2>
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Garrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Hueysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hueysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueysville
- Hueysville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueysville <2>
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <2>
- Chad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Benham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Benham is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <2>
- Lynch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
- Totz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totz
- Totz is located in Harlan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Totz <2>
- Louellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Closplint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Big Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Holmes Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County
- Short Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Bailey Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Darkmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Redfox
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
- Littcarr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Carrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
- Hindman is located in Knott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <2>
- Emmalena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Leburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leburn
- Leburn is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leburn <2>
- Pippa Passes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Kite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Fisty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Yeaddiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cutshin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Smilax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Wooton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Hyden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <2>
- Wendover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
- Wendover is located in Leslie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <2>
- Chappell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Confluence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Hoskinston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Stinnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Mozelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Asher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Magoffin County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Cornettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Vicco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Happy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Scuddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuddy
- Scuddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scuddy <2>
- Acup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Slemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jeff is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
- Delphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Viper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hardburly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Hazard is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <2>
- Tribbey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Dorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton
- Dorton is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorton <2>
- Myra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Jonancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Virgie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Hellier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Robinson Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Lookout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Yeager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Dickenson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Darwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Clintwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <2>
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Darnell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Keokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Dryden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Pennington Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Stickleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
- Norton
- Scott County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Duffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Duffield is located in Scott County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duffield <2>
- Lano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Lano is located in Scott County (VA)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Almira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Exeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Appalachia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
- Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <2>
- Haddonfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Pound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <2>
- Kent Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Big Stone Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <2>
- Blackwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - East Stone Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Esserville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Hamilton town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Wise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackey, see our County-by-County Page for Blackey.
Newspapers Published in Blackey ...
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 Blackey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackey, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blackey:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to Letcher County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harlan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leslie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Magoffin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dickenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norton City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Wise County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Breathitt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Letcher County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Letcher County
Cemeteries Near Blackey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackey.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James D Caudill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James D Caudill Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morgan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75187 <5>
- Horse Mill Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Mill Point Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blair Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
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- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Cornett Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornett Hill Cemetery
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Blackey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackey, with the one closest to Blackey listed first.
- Indian Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
- Smoot Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Linefork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <2>
- Viper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Oven Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Pine Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Sergent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Millstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Craftsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Sergent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Blackey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1400, Longitude: -82.9797 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blackey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |