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 Coe (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 Coe. 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 doctors 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.
Coe is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Clay (TN) & Macon (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Coe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coe:
- Monroe County (The home county of Coe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Meshack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
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- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
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- Hestand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Gamaliel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mount Hermon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
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- Akersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Breeding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Toria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toria is located in Adair County
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- Nell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nell is located in Adair County
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- Sparksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Chance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
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- Weed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weed is located in Adair County
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- Cundiff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
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- Inroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
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- Fairplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
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- Flatwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
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- Gradyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gradyville is located in Adair County
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- Crocus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Gadberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Allen County
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- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Nobob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
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- Eighty Eight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Etoile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
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- Kino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
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- Slick Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Browns Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Static
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cumberland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Dubre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Marrowbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Grider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Waterview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Burkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Summer Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Long Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Free Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Celina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Clementsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Hermitage Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Whitleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- North Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Burristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Columbus Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Haydenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gainesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rough Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Dodson Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Walnut Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
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- Gibbs Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Garretts Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Byrdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Static
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Putnam County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Smith County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Difficult
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coe, see our County-by-County Page for Coe.
Cemeteries Near Coe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coe.
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 Coe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Gee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Tompkinsville.
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Poland Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Coe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coe, with the one closest to Coe listed first.
- Meshack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Cloyds Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Celina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peytonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Clementsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Kettle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Marrowbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coe.
Newspapers Published in Coe ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coe, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Coe:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coe) 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 Coe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |