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 Cliff (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 Cliff. 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 and hospitals 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.
Cliff 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 Cliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cliff:
- Floyd County (The home county of Cliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Prestonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Auxier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Watergap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Manton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Ivel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Bays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Hardshell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Taulbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Elliott County
- Isonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- East Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nero
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Hagerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Butcher Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Asa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Paintsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thelma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Mousie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Garner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Vest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Leburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Tina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Hindman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Pine Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Emmalena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Charley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Peach Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ben Bow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Georges Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cando ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Cordell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Noris ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Martha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Letcher County
- 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 Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Gapville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Gypsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Painters Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Gunlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wheelersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Lakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Debord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Warfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hode
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Lovely
(23 miles [37 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 Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Cannel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Ary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Stacy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Gulnare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shelbiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Garden Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Greyeagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Stonecoal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Doane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Dunlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cliff, see our County-by-County Page for Cliff.
Cemeteries Near Cliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliff.
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 Cliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Governors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Music Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Music Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Cliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
- Prestonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dotson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- East Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Dwale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Goodloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Alphoretta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Gapville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Langley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gypsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Barnetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cliff.
Newspapers Published in Cliff ...
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 Cliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliff, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliff.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cliff:
- 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> | 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 Cliff, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |