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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 Chavies (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 Chavies. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

Chavies 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 Chavies. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chavies:

  • Perry County     (The home county of Chavies)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Krypton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gays Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
    • Busy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Busy is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
    • Yerkes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Butterfly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dice is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
    • Bonnyman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonnyman is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
    • Stacy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avawam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Combs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Combs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
    • Saul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Bulan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bell County
  • Breathitt County
  • Clay County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Hueysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dema
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dema is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
    • Garrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Garrett is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Lackey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lackey is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • David
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • David is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Big Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
    • Bledsoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Totz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • Tyner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Knott County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Confluence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Thousandsticks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Wooton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sizerock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Smilax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Smilax is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
    • Wendover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Stinnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Cutshin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hoskinston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Essie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Yeaddiss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
  • Letcher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Hallie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Letcher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeremiah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Isom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Isom is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
    • Roxana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxana is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Colson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hot Spot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Uz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Magoffin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Ova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gunlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
    • Netty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hendricks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gapville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
    • Lakeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Gypsy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshallville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • Cannel City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chavies, with the one closest to Chavies listed first.
    • Mistletoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Ricetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Sebastian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lerose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Southfork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Booneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Island City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Pebworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Travellers Rest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Vincent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Wolfe County

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

Cemeteries Near Chavies ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chavies.

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 Chavies - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chavies covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chavies had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Chavies ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chavies.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chavies, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chavies.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Chavies:

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 Chavies, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chavies) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.