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 Cottongim (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 Cottongim. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Cottongim is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Cottongim. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottongim:
- Clay County (The home county of Cottongim)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Hima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
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- Garrard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Goose Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Urban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Brightshade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Kettle Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Stoney Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Wasioto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Jenson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Callaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Tacky Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Bledsoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Coldiron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Loyall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Pathfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Twila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Annville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Peoples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Gray Hawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Woollum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Crane Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Cannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Scalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Bimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Heidrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barbourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Artemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Lily
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Sublimity City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Dorthae
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Roark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Bear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Essie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Sizerock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Warbranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Asher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Hoskinston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Mozelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Stinnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Thousandsticks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Helton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hyden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wendover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Mistletoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Travellers Rest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lerose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Pebworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Saul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gays Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Avawam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Krypton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Louden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Siler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Nevisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Packard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottongim, see our County-by-County Page for Cottongim.
Cemeteries Near Cottongim ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottongim.
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 Cottongim - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottongim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Cottongim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bundy - Delph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eli Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Marcum Cemetery
- The Eli Marcum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marcum Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cottongim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Cemetery
- The Ruth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buzzard Creek Road Cemetery
- Sizemore - Asher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Engine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swafford Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Cottongim in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottongim.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottongim, with the one closest to Cottongim listed first.
- Pigeonroost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Crane Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Goose Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Cane Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Tuttle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Brightshade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Sidell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Tanksley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanksley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanksley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Larue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottongim. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottongim.
Newspapers Published in Cottongim ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottongim.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottongim, 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 Cottongim.
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 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 Cottongim:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley 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 Cottongim, 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 from Point A (ie- Cottongim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |