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 Ferguson (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 Ferguson. 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 hospitals and 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.
Ferguson is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Ferguson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferguson:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Ferguson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Bronston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Coin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Sano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Eunice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Ella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Neatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Mintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Bethelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Gilpin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Honey Acre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Cantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Phil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Yosemite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Bernstadt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Dorthae
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- East Bernstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Sublimity City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Waynesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Ottenheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- South Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Turkeytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mount Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Crab Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stearns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Hansford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Brodhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Frazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parmleysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Shearer Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Corbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferguson, see our County-by-County Page for Ferguson.
Cemeteries Near Ferguson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferguson.
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 Ferguson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferguson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bradley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Chapel Cemetery
- The Bradley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradley Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vaught Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dollens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Dungan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vaught Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ferguson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferguson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Elihu
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bronston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Grundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Oil Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tateville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferguson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferguson.
Newspapers Published in Ferguson ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferguson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferguson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferguson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ferguson:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ferguson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ferguson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |