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 Durbin (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 Durbin. 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.
Durbin is located in Boyd 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 Boyd County: Carter, Greenup, Lawrence, Lawrence (OH) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Durbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durbin:
- Boyd County (The home county of Durbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Lockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Cliffside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pactolus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Bruin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Gimlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Bellefonte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hunnewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Danleyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Argillite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Greenup
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Lowmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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- Flatgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Keaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Nippa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Wittensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
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- Zelda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
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- Bolton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
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- Potters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County
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- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
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- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Hode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hode is located in Martin County
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- Inez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Gallia County (OH)
- Crown City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sybene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Coal Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Proctorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Kitts Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Powellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
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- Franklin Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Hodges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Guyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Melissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Pea Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Sarah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Barboursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Ona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- West Hamlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Portersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Wewanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Spears ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Sweetland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County (WV)
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- Harts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fort Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Armilda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Effie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durbin, see our County-by-County Page for Durbin.
Cemeteries Near Durbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durbin.
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 Durbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Blacks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thacker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hatten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cyrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rawles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (843 more) ...
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockwood - White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood - White Cemetery
- The Lockwood - White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lockwood Cemetery
- Bryants Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Durbin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durbin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Lockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Savage Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
- Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Mavity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durbin.
Newspapers Published in Durbin ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durbin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durbin, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durbin.
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 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 Durbin:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Boyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln 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> | 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 Durbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |