RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kentucky >> Pulaski County >> Blue John >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Kentucky

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky





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 Blue John (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 Blue John. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blue John is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Blue John. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue John:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Blue John)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Alpine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Northfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
    • Tateville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
      • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
    • Burnside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <2>
    • Mount Victory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
      • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Bronston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dykes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
      • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
    • Piney Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Whetstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
      • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
    • Ferguson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Somerset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
    • Acorn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
      • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
  • Casey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Mintonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
      • Mintonville is located in Casey County
    • Ware
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Casey County
    • Bethelridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethelridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
      • Bethelridge is located in Casey County
    • Argyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Casey County
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Casey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
    • Evona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
      • Evona is located in Casey County
    • Honey Acre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
      • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
    • Teddy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
      • Teddy is located in Casey County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • North Corbin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
    • Gray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Keavy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
      • Keavy is located in Laurel County
    • Dorthae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
      • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
    • Bernstadt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
      • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
    • Lily
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Laurel County
    • Sublimity City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
      • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
    • London
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bernstadt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bernstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernstadt
      • East Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernstadt <2>
    • Pittsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
    • Maplesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
      • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Waynesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
      • Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
    • Dog Walk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
      • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
    • Wiborg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
      • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
    • Marshes Siding
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
    • Whitley City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
      • Whitley City is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <2>
    • Smith Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
    • Stearns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
      • Stearns is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <2>
    • Revelo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County
    • Pine Knot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Strunk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County
  • Rockcastle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Russell County
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in Russell County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Ritner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
      • Ritner is located in Wayne County
    • Frazer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
      • Frazer is located in Wayne County
    • Mill Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
      • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Rankin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Wayne County
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Parmleysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
      • Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
    • Sumpter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
    • Parnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Pisgah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
      • Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
    • Shearer Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shearer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
      • Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Murl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
      • Murl is located in Wayne County
    • Slickford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
      • Slickford is located in Wayne County
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Whitley County
    • Corbin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockholds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
      • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
    • Woodbine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
    • Williamsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ayers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Ayers is located in Whitley County
    • Emlyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
      • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
    • Pleasant View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
    • Verne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
      • Verne is located in Whitley County
    • Louden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
      • Louden is located in Whitley County
    • Saxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Whitley County
    • Nevisdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
      • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
  • Campbell County (TN)
    • Jellico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
      • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <2>
  • Scott County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.
    • Isham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
      • Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
    • State Line
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Foster Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
      • Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Winfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <2>
    • West Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
      • West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Verdun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
      • Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue John, see our County-by-County Page for Blue John.

Newspapers Published in Blue John ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue John.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue John, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue John.

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 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 Blue John:

Cemeteries Near Blue John ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue John.

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 Blue John covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.

  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Neelys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neelys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neelys Cemetery
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
  • Massey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
  • Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cave Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Springs Cemetery
  • Gourd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gourd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gourd Cemetery
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
  • Keith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (600 more) ...
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollers 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 Blue John in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue John.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue John, with the one closest to Blue John listed first.

  • Sloans Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloans Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
    • Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
  • Tateville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
    • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
  • Burnside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <2>
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Bronston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dykes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
  • Kidder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
    • Kidder is located in Wayne County
  • Elihu
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elihu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
    • Elihu is located in Pulaski County
  • Baldrock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
    • Baldrock is located in Laurel County
  • Ritner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
    • Ritner is located in Wayne County
  • Frazer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
  • Gregory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Somerset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
    • Grundy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
      • Grundy is located in Pulaski County
    • Youngs Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
      • Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue John. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue John.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue John. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue John) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue John. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9298, Longitude: -84.4830       In this case, the coordinates for Blue John have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Blue John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024