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 Blake (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 Blake. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Blake is located in Owsley 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 Owsley County : Breathitt , Clay , Jackson & Lee .
Below are the counties that are near Blake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blake:
Owsley County (The home county of Blake)
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Island City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Island City is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City Southfork (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Southfork is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork Vincent (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Vincent is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Travellers Rest (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest Ricetown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Ricetown is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown Sebastian (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Sebastian is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Booneville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Pebworth (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Pebworth is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth Lerose (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Lerose is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose Mistletoe (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Mistletoe is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Breathitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Jetts Creek (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek Copebranch (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Copebranch is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch Oakdale (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Oakdale is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Chenowee (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Chenowee is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee Whick (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Whick is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick Frozen Creek (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek Jackson (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Wolverine (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Wolverine is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Kragon (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Kragon is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon Lost Creek (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Quicksand (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Quicksand is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand Clayhole (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Clayhole is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole Flintville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Flintville is located in Breathitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville Clay County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Sextons Creek (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Sextons Creek is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek Teges (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Teges is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges Laurel Creek (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Laurel Creek is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Oneida (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Oneida is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Burning Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Burning Springs is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs Fall Rock (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Fall Rock is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock Barcreek (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Barcreek is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek Sidell (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Sidell is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell Benge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Benge is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge Fogertown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Fogertown is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown Eriline (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Eriline is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline Manchester (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Larue (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Larue is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue Estill County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Lynch Town (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Lynch Town is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town Wagersville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Wagersville is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville Miller's Creek (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Miller's Creek is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek Locust Branch (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Locust Branch is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch Ravenna (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Irvine (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Furnace (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Furnace is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Winston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Winston is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Witt Springs (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Witt Springs is located in Estill County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs Jackson County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Tyner (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Tyner is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner Gray Hawk (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk Annville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
McKee (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Foxtown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Foxtown is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Dabolt (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Dabolt is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt Waneta (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Waneta is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta Peoples (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Peoples is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Sandgap (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Sandgap is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap Kerby Knob (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob Knox County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Woollum (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Woollum is located in Knox County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum Crane Nest (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Crane Nest is located in Knox County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest Laurel County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Greenmount (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Greenmount is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Bush (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Bush is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Marydell (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Marydell is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell Lake (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Lake is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Maplesville (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Maplesville is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville East Bernstadt (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Pittsburg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Pittsburg is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg London (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Sublimity City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Sublimity City is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City Bernstadt (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Bernstadt is located in Laurel County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt Lee County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Idamay (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Idamay is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay Heidelberg (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Heidelberg is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg Lone (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Lone is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Beattyville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Saint Helens (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Athol (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Athol is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol Tallega (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Tallega is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega Primrose (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Primrose is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Fincastle (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Fincastle is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle Vada (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Vada is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada Williba (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Williba is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba Zoe (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Zoe is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe Zachariah (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Zachariah is located in Lee County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah Leslie County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Sizerock (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Sizerock is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock Bear Branch (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Bear Branch is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Confluence (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Confluence is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence Thousandsticks (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks Hyden (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Essie (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Essie is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie Roark (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Roark is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Stinnett (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Stinnett is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett Wendover (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Wooton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Wooton is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton Hoskinston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Hoskinston is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston Asher (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Asher is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Smilax (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Smilax is located in Leslie County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax Madison County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Duluth (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Duluth is located in Madison County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Panola (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Panola is located in Madison County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Bighill (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Bighill is located in Madison County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill Dreyfus (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Dreyfus is located in Madison County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus Brassfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Brassfield is located in Madison County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield Perry County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Buckhorn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Saul (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Saul is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul Gays Creek (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Gays Creek is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek Chavies (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Chavies is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies Krypton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Krypton is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton Busy (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Busy is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Yerkes (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Yerkes is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes Butterfly (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Butterfly is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly Avawam (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Avawam is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam Bonnyman (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Bonnyman is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman Dice (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Dice is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Stacy (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Stacy is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Combs (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Combs is located in Perry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Powell County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Barker Branch (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Barker Branch is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch South Fork (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
South Fork is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Knowlton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Knowlton is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Slade (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Cat Creek (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Cat Creek is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek Hatton Creek (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Hatton Creek is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek Pecks Creek (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Pecks Creek is located in Powell County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek Rockcastle County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Livingston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mullins (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mullins is located in Rockcastle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Climax (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Climax is located in Rockcastle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Disputanta (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta Orlando (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Orlando is located in Rockcastle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando Wildie (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Wildie is located in Rockcastle County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie Wolfe County
The following are listed by their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Mary (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Mary is located in Wolfe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Bethany (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Bethany is located in Wolfe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Rogers (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Pine Ridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Campton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Lexie (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Lexie is located in Wolfe County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blake, see our County-by-County Page for Blake .
Cemeteries Near Blake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blake.
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 Blake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Morris Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
King Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Valentine Brewer Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
William Dougie Burch Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Smith Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Middleton Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Russell Moore Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Wilson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
John Tyler Brewer Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Holcomb Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Cavins Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Bishop Bend Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (567 more) ...
Griffith Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Irvine Spence Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
John Hartsock 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.<4>
While we didn't find Blake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blake, with the one closest to Blake listed first.
Island City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Island City is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City Conkling (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Conkling is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Sturgeon (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Sturgeon is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Southfork (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Southfork is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork Sextons Creek (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Sextons Creek is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek Travellers Rest (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest Sebastian (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Sebastian is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Eversole (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Eversole is located in Owsley County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversole Maulden (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Maulden is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulden Teges (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Teges is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges Ammie (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Ammie is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammie Tyner (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Tyner is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner Continue List (17 more) ...
Laurel Creek (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Laurel Creek is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Burning Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Burning Springs is located in Clay County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs Gray Hawk (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blake .
Newspapers Published in Blake ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blake, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Blake.
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 websites either 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 Blake:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Owsley County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Breathitt County Clay County Estill County Jackson County Knox County Laurel County Lee County Leslie County Madison County Perry County Powell County Rockcastle County Wolfe County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Blake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.