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 Davis Bend (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 Davis Bend. 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.
Name Variations for Davis Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Davis Bend: Davis Bnd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Davis Bend is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Davis Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Bend:
- Knox County (The home county of Davis Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Artemus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Heidrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Bimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barbourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
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- Flat Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Girdler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Dewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Fourmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Dorton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Rella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Jenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Sims Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Frakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Capito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Brightshade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Ashers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Hima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Goose Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Urban
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sidell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Larue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Benge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fall Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Fogertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Tacky Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pathfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Wallins Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Twila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Bledsoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Dorthae
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Keavy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Roark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Essie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Bear Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Mozelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Asher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Chappell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Louden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Siler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Rockholds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Nevisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Packard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Emlyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Jellico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Flat Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Cumberland Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrogate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Minton Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Head of Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Braden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Bend.
Cemeteries Near Davis Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Bend.
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 Davis Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glasscock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barbourville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sowders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Adam & Eve Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Davis Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Bend, with the one closest to Davis Bend listed first.
- Artemus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Barbourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Flat Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Emanuel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Girdler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Tuttle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Bend.
Newspapers Published in Davis Bend ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Bend, 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 Davis Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davis Bend:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne 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 Davis Bend, 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- Davis Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |