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 Combs (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 Combs. 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.
Combs 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 Combs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Combs:
- Perry County (The home county of Combs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bonnyman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
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- Bulan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Butterfly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Tribbey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
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- Avawam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Yerkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
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- Hardburly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
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- Jeff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Acup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Bell County
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Hardshell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Whick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Lost Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rousseau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Copebranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Big Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Barcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Ashers Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Laurel Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Garrard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Dema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
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- Garrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Wayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Bypro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hi Hat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelwright Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- David
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Eastern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Minnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Big Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Totz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Louellen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Benham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Closplint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Rosspoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Fisty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Emmalena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Tina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Littcarr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Vest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redfox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
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- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pine Top
(18 miles [29 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 Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Lone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Tallega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Wooton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Smilax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Wendover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaddiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Thousandsticks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Stinnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Hoskinston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Sizerock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Asher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Blackey
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Hot Spot
(18 miles [29 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
- Roxana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Colson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
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- Uz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Flint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Linefork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Gunlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Gapville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Hendricks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Gypsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Mistletoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Lerose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Southfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe County
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Combs, see our County-by-County Page for Combs.
Cemeteries Near Combs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Combs.
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 Combs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Combs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
- Englewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Balis Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curt Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Witaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ulous Hurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulous Hurt Cemetery
- The Ulous Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eulis Hurt Cemetery
- Hurt Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523285 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Hendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stidham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Engle - Deaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Combs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Combs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Combs, with the one closest to Combs listed first.
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Viper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Dwarf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stacy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Chavies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Ned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Hyden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Gays Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Hoskinston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Combs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Combs.
Newspapers Published in Combs ...
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 Combs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Combs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Combs.
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 helpful 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 Combs:
- 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 Combs, 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- Combs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |