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 Datha (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 Datha. 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 doctors 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.
Datha is primarily located in Clay County. A portion of Datha extends into Jackson 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 Datha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Datha:
- Clay County (The home county of Datha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Benge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
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- Garrard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Jetts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Lynch Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Irvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Tyner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Dabolt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Gray Hawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waneta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Sandgap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Woollum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
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- Crane Nest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
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- Girdler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
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- Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Heidrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
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- Scalf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
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- Barbourville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dewitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
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- Marydell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- East Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Bernstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lily
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Idamay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Beattyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Saint Helens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Vada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Bear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Roark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
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- Confluence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Essie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Hyden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stinnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Bighill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Duluth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
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- Dreyfus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Madison County
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- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
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- Bobtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Island City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Mistletoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Ricetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Booneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Lerose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Saul
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gays Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Acorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mount Victory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Climax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Wildie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Disputanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Renfro Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hansford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Datha, see our County-by-County Page for Datha.
Cemeteries Near Datha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Datha.
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 Datha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Datha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Castee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fields Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cunnigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Datha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Datha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Datha, with the one closest to Datha listed first.
- Benge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Larue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Welchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welchburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchburg
- McWhorter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Moores Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
- Burning Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Tyner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Annville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langnau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langnau is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
- Sidell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maulden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maulden is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulden
- Peoples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Sextons Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Datha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Datha.
Newspapers Published in Datha ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Datha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Datha, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Datha.
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 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 Datha:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Estill County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Madison County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Pulaski 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> | 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- Datha) 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 Datha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |