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 Botts (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 Botts. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Botts is located in Menifee 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 Menifee County: Bath, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Botts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Botts:
- Menifee County (The home county of Botts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Denniston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Mariba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Korea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Means
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Suddith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
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- Black Sulpher Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Little Slate Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Peeled Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Vancleve
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Bays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Copebranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Jacobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
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- Soldier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier is located in Carter County
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- Lawton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton is located in Carter County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Kiddville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Rabbit Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- The Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Newfoundland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
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- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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- Grange City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
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- Farmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
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- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Plummers Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
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- Sherburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Muses Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Zachariah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Zoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beattyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tallega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Netty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Logville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Lacey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Wheelersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spencer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Grassy Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Ezel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ebon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Mize
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wrigley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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- Cannel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Elkfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- Jeptha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Lerose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Slade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Cane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- South Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
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- Rosslyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Barker Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Pecks Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
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- Morris Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
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- Farmers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Lakeview Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Clearfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
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- Brady
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
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- Morehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
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- Gates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
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- Elliottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
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- Haldeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
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- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Valeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
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- Toliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Lexie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
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- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Belknap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Botts, see our County-by-County Page for Botts.
Cemeteries Near Botts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Botts.
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 Botts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Botts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lovelace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Denniston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- William K. Nickell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lyons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Egelston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (933 more) ...
- Pomeroyton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Botts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Botts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Mariba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Pomeroyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pomeroyton is located in Menifee County
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- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Ezel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Frenchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mize
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
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- Bonny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bonny is located in Morgan County
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- Rothwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Cornwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
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- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
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- Bear Wallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
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- Slade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Botts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Botts.
Newspapers Published in Botts ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Botts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Botts, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Botts.
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 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 Botts:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Menifee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Clark County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fleming County
- Lee County
- Magoffin County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Powell County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Botts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Botts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |