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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 Deer Lick (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 Deer Lick. 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 Deer Lick ...
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.
Another variation: Deerlick.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deer Lick. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Lick.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Deer Lick is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Deer Lick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Lick:
- Clay County (The home county of Deer Lick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Larue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Urban
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Benge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Hima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Goose Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Fourmile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Ingram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Dorton Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Jenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Estill County
- Lynch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Peoples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dabolt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Tyner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Gray Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Foxtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Sandgap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woollum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Gray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Girdler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- North Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Cannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Heidrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scalf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Dewitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Marydell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Sublimity City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Bernstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Idamay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Heidelberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Bear Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Roark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Sizerock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Essie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Thousandsticks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Asher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Hoskinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Warbranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Travellers Rest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Mistletoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Ricetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Lerose
(29 miles [46.7 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 Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Saul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Acorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Mount Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Dykes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Shopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- 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
- Piney Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Hansford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Renfro Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Disputanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Louden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Verne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Lick, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Lick.
Cemeteries Near Deer Lick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Lick.
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 Deer Lick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Lick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- The Bruner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reuben Bruner Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joe Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of London.
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1444998 <3>
- Hoskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Linck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Deer Lick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Lick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Lick, with the one closest to Deer Lick listed first.
- Langnau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langnau is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
- Marydell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Larue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Maplesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Benge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Cane Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- McWhorter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Pigeonroost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fariston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fariston is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fariston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Moores Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Lick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Lick.
Newspapers Published in Deer Lick ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Lick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Lick, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Lick.
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 Deer Lick:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Estill County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Lick) 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 Deer Lick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |