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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 Fogertown (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 Fogertown. 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 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.

Fogertown is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Fogertown)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Beverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourmile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
    • Rella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sims Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Breathitt County
  • Estill County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Annville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Peoples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Peoples is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
    • Dabolt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
    • Gray Hawk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McKee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Waneta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Waneta is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
    • Foxtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sandgap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
    • Kerby Knob
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Woollum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
    • Crane Nest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Girdler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Corbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
    • Cannon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Hinkle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Heidrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Scalf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Scalf is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Barbourville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bimble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dewitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
    • Walker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Laurel County
  • Lee County
  • Leslie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Bear Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Sizerock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Roark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thousandsticks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
    • Essie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
    • Confluence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Confluence is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Hoskinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
    • Hyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stinnett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stinnett is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
    • Asher
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wendover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Warbranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Bighill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bighill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
    • Duluth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Duluth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Owsley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Island City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Island City is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Travellers Rest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sebastian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mistletoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Vincent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vincent is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Southfork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ricetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Booneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lerose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lerose is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown listed first.
    • Saul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Saul is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
    • Buckhorn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gays Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
  • Pulaski County
  • Rockcastle County
  • Whitley County

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

Cemeteries Near Fogertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fogertown.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fogertown, with the one closest to Fogertown 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.<4>

While we didn't find Fogertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fogertown.

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

  • Larue
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Benge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
  • Crawford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Langnau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Langnau is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
  • Sidell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burning Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McWhorter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • McWhorter is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Moores Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Creek
  • Welchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Welchburg is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchburg
  • Marydell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Annville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenmount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tyner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tyner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Maplesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeonroost
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost

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

Newspapers Published in Fogertown ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fogertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fogertown, 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 Fogertown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fogertown:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fogertown) 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 Fogertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.