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 Dobson (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 Dobson. 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 and hospitals 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.
Dobson 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 Dobson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dobson:
- Johnson County (The home county of Dobson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
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- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Staffordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paintsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Nero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
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- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Bays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rousseau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Rock Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Flintville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Hardshell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Kragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Vancleve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Isonville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- The Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 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 Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Auxier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- David
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Watergap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Manton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Mousie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Vest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Hindman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Kite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kite is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
- Fisty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cordell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Martha
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Skaggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Charley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cando ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Georges Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Noris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noris is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
- Richardson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Painters Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Gypsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Wheelersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Sublett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Flat Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Tomahawk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Debord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beauty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Pilgrim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Hode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Warfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lovely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Jeptha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Crockett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Cannel City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Wrigley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Yocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Ary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Gulnare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Varney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Raccoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Shelbiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Belknap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lexie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Greyeagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Stonecoal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Fort Gay
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dobson, see our County-by-County Page for Dobson.
Cemeteries Near Dobson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dobson.
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 Dobson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dobson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ratliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (645 more) ...
- Hackworth & Spradling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Levi Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Dobson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dobson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Denver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Bonanza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Barnetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Dotson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Gypsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Swampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Fuget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dobson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dobson.
Newspapers Published in Dobson ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dobson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dobson, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dobson.
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 Dobson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Perry 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> | 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 Dobson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dobson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |