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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 Eglon (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 Eglon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Eglon is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Eglon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eglon:
- Jackson County (The home county of Eglon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Sandgap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
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- Waneta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
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- Kerby Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Dabolt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Peoples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Log Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Benge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
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- Fogertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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- Larue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Sidell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Urban
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Teges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Hima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Locust Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Irvine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Miller's Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Paint Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Garrard County
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- Hyattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Nina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nina is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nina
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Harlan County
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Greenmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Bernstadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bernstadt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Maplesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sublimity City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Marydell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
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- Lily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Idamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Beattyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Helens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Lone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Zachariah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Turkeytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Preachersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Preachersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preachersville
- Broughtentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Ottenheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Halls Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Logantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Logantown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logantown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Bighill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Duluth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Dreyfus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Bobtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Panola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Brassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Farristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Wallaceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Travellers Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Pebworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Booneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lerose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Ricetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Sebastian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Vaughns Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Knowlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hatton Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Clay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Waltersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Barker Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Cat Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- South Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- North Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Old Clay City Road
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bee Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Acorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Coin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Whetstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Dabney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Mullins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Renfro Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brodhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hansford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Gum Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eglon, see our County-by-County Page for Eglon.
Cemeteries Near Eglon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eglon.
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 Eglon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eglon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Bowles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnetta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isaacs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chasteen Cope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasteen Cope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chasteen Cope Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Disputanta and Climax. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Disputanta.
- The Chasteen Cope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chasteen Cemetery
- Chasteen Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73398 <4>
- Chastine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Disputanta and Climax. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Climax.
- The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Northern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #277803 <4>
- Stelle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Skinner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jep Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Eglon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eglon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eglon, with the one closest to Eglon listed first.
- Clover Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Goochland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Kerby Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Cooksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Morrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bighill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Foxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Alcorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
- Wildie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
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- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Mullins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Locust Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eglon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eglon.
Newspapers Published in Eglon ...
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 Eglon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eglon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eglon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eglon:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Owsley County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Disputanta and Climax. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eglon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Eglon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |