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 Busy (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 Busy. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Busy is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.
Below are the counties that are near Busy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Busy:
- Perry County (The home county of Busy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Yerkes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
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- Butterfly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Krypton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
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- Avawam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Combs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Hazard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Dice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Tribbey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Gays Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Bell County
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Whick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Hardshell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Clayhole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Lost Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Flintville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Kragon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Copebranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Jetts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Rousseau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Chenowee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Big Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Eriline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Barcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Oneida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Teges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Ashers Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Goose Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Laurel Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Brightshade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Garrard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Fall Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Dema
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Big Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bledsoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Totz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Putney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Louellen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Bailey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Closplint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Fisty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Emmalena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Hindman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littcarr
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Leburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Redfox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Garner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pine Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Athol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Lone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Tallega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Primrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Helens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Vada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Idamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Confluence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Wooton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Smilax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Hyden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thousandsticks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Wendover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sizerock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Cutshin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Hoskinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Yeaddiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Bear Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Blackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Roxana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hot Spot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Colson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Uz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Flint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Gunlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Mistletoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Ricetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Lerose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Southfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Pebworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Travellers Rest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Belknap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Mary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Busy, see our County-by-County Page for Busy.
Cemeteries Near Busy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Busy.
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 Busy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Busy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Witaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Combs Cemetery
- Cynthia Combs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445737 <2>
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- The Napier Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilton Camp Cemetery
- Old Hilton Camp Cemetery
- Samuel Napier Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Back Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stidham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Keen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- Hendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Balis Napier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curt Napier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Busy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Busy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Busy, with the one closest to Busy listed first.
- Hazard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Confluence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Gays Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Hyden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Ned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Crockettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Cutshin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lost Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Hoskinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Quicksand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Busy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Busy.
Newspapers Published in Busy ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Busy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Busy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Busy.
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 Busy:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Owsley 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 Busy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Busy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |