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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 Elkatawa (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 Elkatawa. 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.
Elkatawa is located in Breathitt 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 Breathitt County: Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Elkatawa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkatawa:
- Breathitt County (The home county of Elkatawa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Wolverine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Teges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teges is located in Clay County
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- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
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- Barcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Eriline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
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- Laurel Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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- Big Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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- Fall Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Lynch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
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- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wagersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Floyd County
- David
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Tyner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Fisty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
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- Vest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
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- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
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- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Williba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Lone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vada is located in Lee County
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- Primrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Idamay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
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- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
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- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Sizerock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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- Thousandsticks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
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- Wooton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
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- Bear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
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- Hyden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wendover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smilax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Netty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Royalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Salyersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Denniston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Korea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Mariba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Cannel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
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- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Grassy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Ezel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Malone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
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- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ebon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ebon is located in Morgan County
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- Yocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
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- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Lerose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
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- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Sebastian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Pebworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Mistletoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Vincent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
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- Travellers Rest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Island City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chavies
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Gays Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Stacy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Krypton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Dice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dice is located in Perry County
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- Saul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saul is located in Perry County
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- Busy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Busy is located in Perry County
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- Yerkes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
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- Ary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
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- Bonnyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Bulan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Barker Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
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- Slade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
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- Cat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Pecks Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Rosslyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
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- Upper Cane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
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- Hatton Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
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- Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helechawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Hazel Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Toliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
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- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkatawa, see our County-by-County Page for Elkatawa.
Cemeteries Near Elkatawa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkatawa.
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 Elkatawa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkatawa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Talent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Helton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Cemetery #6
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery #6
- The McIntosh Cemetery #6 has also been known as:
- McIntosh Cemetery
- Kings Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hagins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gabbard Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elkatawa had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkatawa, with the one closest to Elkatawa listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Chenowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Shoulderblade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Quicksand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Copebranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Jetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Tallega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Monica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Crockettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elkatawa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkatawa.
Newspapers Published in Elkatawa ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkatawa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkatawa, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkatawa.
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 helpful 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 Elkatawa:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breathitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Floyd County
- Jackson County
- Knott County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Magoffin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Wolfe 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 Elkatawa, 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- Elkatawa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |