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 Doorway (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 Doorway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Doorway is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.
Below are the counties that are near Doorway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doorway:
- Perry County (The home county of Doorway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Saul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <2>
- Gays Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Krypton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Busy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Yerkes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Butterfly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Avawam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Bonnyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Dice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Combs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Hazard is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <2>
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Whick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Copebranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Chenowee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Clayhole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Lost Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Kragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Hardshell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Breathitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Quicksand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Wolverine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Frozen Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frozen Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Vancleve
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Eriline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Teges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Sextons Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sextons Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Fall Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Burning Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Garrard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Goose Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Hima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Sidell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estill County
- Lynch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Lynch Town
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Bledsoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Big Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Tacky Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacky Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Tyner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Annville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <2>
- Gray Hawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Dabolt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - McKee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- McKee is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <2>
- Foxtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Peoples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Waneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Fisty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Emmalena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
- Hindman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
- Hindman is located in Knott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <2>
- Vest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest
- Vest is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vest <2>
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Woollum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Scalf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Crane Nest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Girdler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Dewitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Hinkle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Bush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Marydell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Greenmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Lone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Athol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Tallega
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Idamay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Saint Helens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
- Saint Helens is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>
- Primrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Beattyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
- Beattyville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <2>
- Vada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Williba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Zoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Zachariah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Sizerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Confluence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Bear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Thousandsticks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Hyden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <2>
- Wendover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
- Wendover is located in Leslie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendover <2>
- Wooton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Essie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Stinnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hoskinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Smilax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Roark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Asher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Mistletoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sebastian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Ricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Southfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Lerose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Island City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Owsley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <2>
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Pebworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Campton is located in Wolfe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <2>
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doorway, see our County-by-County Page for Doorway.
Newspapers Published in Doorway ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doorway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doorway, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doorway.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Doorway:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Breathitt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Estill County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harlan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Laurel County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leslie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Owsley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wolfe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Perry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Perry County
Cemeteries Near Doorway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doorway.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doorway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Loose Angel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loose Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loose Angel Cemetery
- Samuel Hacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Hacker Cemetery
- Napier Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Bowling Cemetery
- Cortland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortland Cemetery
- R.H. Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The R.H. Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davidson Cemetery
- Roland Hunter Davidson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the R.H. Davidson Cemetery
- Burns - Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The Burns - Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davidson Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns - Davidson Cemetery
- Justice Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Justice Riley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justice Riley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302237 <5>
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
- Andrew Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Andrew Burns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burns Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Burns Cemetery
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Hill Cemetery
- Deaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaton Cemetery
- Morris Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morris Fork Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Morris Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amerida Morris Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75201 <5>
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Daniel Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- The Daniel Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Baker Cemetery
- Aims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aims Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Daniel Baker Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Doorway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doorway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doorway, with the one closest to Doorway listed first.
- Gays Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Sebastian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Crockettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Teges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ammie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Confluence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Tanksley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Southfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Conkling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Eversole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Hyden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <2>
- Island City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Laurel Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doorway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doorway.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Doorway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Doorway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2959, Longitude: -83.5394 In this case, the coordinates for Doorway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Doorway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |