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 Brainard (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 Brainard. 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 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.
Brainard is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Breathitt, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Brainard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brainard:
- Floyd County (The home county of Brainard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- David
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watergap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Auxier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Manton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Rousseau
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Hardshell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Flintville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Kragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Lost Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Quicksand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vancleve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Elliott County
- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Asa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Collista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Oil Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Hagerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Nero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Barnetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Staffordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Mousie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
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- Raven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Vest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Tina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Leburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hindman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Fisty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Patrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Martha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Skaggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Charley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Richardson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Cordell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Noris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Georges Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ben Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Colson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Deane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Gypsy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Gunlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Painters Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Debord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Beauty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Cannel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Crockett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Malone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Ary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Dwarf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Dice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Bulan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Hardburly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Tribbey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Gulnare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Varney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Mayo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Robinson Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Shelbiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Yeager
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Belknap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Helechawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lexie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Greyeagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- Stonecoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brainard, see our County-by-County Page for Brainard.
Cemeteries Near Brainard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brainard.
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 Brainard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brainard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Bob Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- William England Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sub Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Risner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (589 more) ...
- Joe Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitaker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Brainard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brainard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Dotson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Bonanza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Gypsy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Goodloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Swampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oil Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Alphoretta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brainard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brainard.
Newspapers Published in Brainard ...
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 Brainard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brainard, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brainard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brainard:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brainard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brainard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |