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 Cubage (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 Cubage. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cubage is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley, Claiborne (TN) & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Cubage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cubage:
- Bell County (The home county of Cubage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Miracle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
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- Varilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
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- Calvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
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- Callaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
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- Stoney Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
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- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
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- Brightshade
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Goose Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Pathfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
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- Twila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
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- Coldiron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
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- Tacky Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
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- Wallins Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Mary Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
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- Loyall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bledsoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Flat Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
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- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Scalf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
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- Trosper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Bimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Bryants Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Barbourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Helton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
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- Warbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
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- Mozelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Roark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Chappell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
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- Asher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Essie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Hoskinston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Stinnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wendover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Yeaddiss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Siler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Verne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
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- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Flat Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Morley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minton Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Head of Barren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Evans Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Lone Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Raven Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Goin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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- Grainger County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County (TN)
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- Beans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beans is located in Grainger County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bean Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Marshalls Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Lulaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Hancock County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Xenophon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Yount Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Mooresburg Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Eidson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Galbraith Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Braden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Fleenortown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Van
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Saint Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pennington Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Ely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cubage, see our County-by-County Page for Cubage.
Cemeteries Near Cubage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cubage.
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 Cubage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cubage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brittain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Balkan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tackett Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (907 more) ...
- Chadwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cubage had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cubage, with the one closest to Cubage listed first.
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Boons Path
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrogate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Middlesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cubage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cubage.
Newspapers Published in Cubage ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cubage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cubage, 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 Cubage.
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 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 Cubage:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Leslie County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Union County
- Lee 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 Cubage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cubage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |