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 Dawkins (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 Dawkins. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dawkins is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Dawkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dawkins:
- Johnson County (The home county of Dawkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- West Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Thelma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Butcher Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Tutor Key
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- East Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Rousseau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Beetle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Jeriel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Isonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bruin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- The Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watergap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Blue River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- David
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ivel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Vest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Charley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Peach Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Cordell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Noris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Ben Bow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Georges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Cando ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Painters Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ivyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Wheelersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Gypsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Flat Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Gapville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Sublett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Salyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Tomahawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beauty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Hode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dingus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Cannel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Gulnare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Owsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Forest Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Canada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Greyeagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Williamson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Stonecoal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Dunlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Doane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Wilsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Hubbardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawkins, see our County-by-County Page for Dawkins.
Cemeteries Near Dawkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawkins.
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 Dawkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dawkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Music Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <3>
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Music Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (713 more) ...
- Old Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gambill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dawkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dawkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawkins, with the one closest to Dawkins listed first.
- Denver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- East Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Bonanza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Sip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Lowmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Dotson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Fuget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Flatgap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ivyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawkins.
Newspapers Published in Dawkins ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawkins, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dawkins.
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 websites either 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 Dawkins:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Wolfe County
- Mingo County
- Wayne 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dawkins) 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 Dawkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |