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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 Ezel (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 Ezel. 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 and doctors 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.

Ezel is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, Menifee, Rowan & Wolfe.

Below are the counties that are near Ezel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ezel:

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Ezel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Maytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mize
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Grassy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Yocum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Malone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Malone is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • West Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cannel City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Wrigley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
    • Elkfork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
    • Dingus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jeptha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bath County
  • Breathitt County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Jacobs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Soldier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Soldier is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Lawton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
  • Elliott County
  • Estill County
  • Fleming County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Redbush
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Keaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Keaton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
    • Oil Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
    • Fuget
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Asa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Flatgap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Mazie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Skaggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Martha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
  • Magoffin County
  • Menifee County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
    • Camargo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Levee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Sterling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prewitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Reid Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Lerose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Pebworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell County
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clearfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Farmers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Farmers is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Lakeview Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Brady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Morehead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Minor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliottville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Gates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Haldeman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Haldeman is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
  • Wolfe County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ezel, see our County-by-County Page for Ezel.

Cemeteries Near Ezel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ezel.

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 Ezel - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ezel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ezel had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ezel, with the one closest to Ezel listed first.

  • Maytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pomeroyton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pomeroyton is located in Menifee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroyton
  • Mize
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mize is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Bonny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bonny is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Wallow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bear Wallow is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
  • Daysboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysboro
  • Mariba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Sellars
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ezel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ezel.

Newspapers Published in Ezel ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ezel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ezel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ezel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ezel:

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>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.
<3>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 Ezel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ezel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.