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 Epson (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 Epson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Epson is located in Magoffin 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 Magoffin County: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Morgan & Wolfe.
Below are the counties that are near Epson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epson:
- Magoffin County (The home county of Epson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Netty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Edna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Logville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Bath County
- Suddith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
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- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Bays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Vancleve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Wolverine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Kragon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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- Flintville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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- Clayhole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Isonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- David
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Blue River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Auxier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
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- Prestonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watergap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Hueysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
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- Eastern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
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- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
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- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Oil Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Asa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Collista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Staffordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Paintsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flatgap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Sitka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Vest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
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- Tina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Knott County
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- Emmalena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Mousie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Leburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Mazie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Skaggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Martha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cordell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Williba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williba is located in Lee County
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- Vada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Athol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Primrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Lone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Saint Helens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zachariah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Zoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Beattyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Korea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Denniston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Mariba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariba
- Frenchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rothwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell
- Sudith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Cannel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Malone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Elkfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Maytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Ezel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezel
- Yocum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Crockett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Owsley County
- Lerose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Stacy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Ary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Chavies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Dwarf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Bulan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Gays Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Krypton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Tribbey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Slade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barker Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- South Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Mount Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Minor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Belknap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lexie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Toliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Valeria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Campton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Pine Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Epson, see our County-by-County Page for Epson.
Cemeteries Near Epson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epson.
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 Epson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- William Big Bill Patriotic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clay Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fleming Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alex & Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wile Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cockran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (757 more) ...
- Patrick & Lovely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrew Jackson Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Epson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Epson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Epson, with the one closest to Epson listed first.
- Hager
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager
- Lykins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lykins is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykins
- Caney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Rock Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Lickburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sellars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellars
- Gillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillmore
- Taulbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daysboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysboro
- Rousseau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Epson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epson.
Newspapers Published in Epson ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epson, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epson.
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 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 Epson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Magoffin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Breathitt County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Powell County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Epson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Epson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |