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 Field (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 Field. 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.
Field is located in Bell 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 Bell County: Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley, Claiborne (TN) & Lee (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Field. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Field:
- Bell County (The home county of Field)
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Sims Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Stoney Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Arjay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Miracle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Dorton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Fourmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Ashers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Brightshade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Goose Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Hima
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eriline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Urban
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Barcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Fall Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Sidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Tacky Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Pathfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Twila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Baxter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Rosspoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Scalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Flat Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Bimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinkle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Trosper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Girdler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Woollum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Cannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Barbourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Bush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Sublimity City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Warbranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Roark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Essie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Asher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Chappell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Hoskinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Bear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Wendover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley County
- Mistletoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Saul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Delphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Avawam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Slemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Siler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Woodbine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Rockholds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Packard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minton Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Pruden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Rose Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Fleenortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Field, see our County-by-County Page for Field.
Cemeteries Near Field ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Field.
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 Field - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Field covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Saylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills - Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- A.D. Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.D. Johnson Cemetery
- The A.D. Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Johnson Cemetery
- Stoney Fork Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540097 <2>
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Honey Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (622 more) ...
- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashers Fork Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Field in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Field.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Field, with the one closest to Field listed first.
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Brightshade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Flat Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Artemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Cubage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Girdler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goose Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Creech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Ingram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Field. See our List of 1890's Communities around Field.
Newspapers Published in Field ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Field.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Field, 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 Field.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Field:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Whitley County
- Claiborne County
- Hancock County
- Lee 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> | 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> | 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- Field) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Field, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |