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 Fourmile (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 Fourmile. 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.
Fourmile 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 Fourmile. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fourmile:
- Bell County (The home county of Fourmile)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Dorton Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Jenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Rella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Kettle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Calvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Brightshade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Ashers Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Goose Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Urban
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Sidell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Eriline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Fall Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Barcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Pathfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Tacky Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Wallins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Twila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Loyall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Mary Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Bledsoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Baxter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosspoint
(25 miles [40.2 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 Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Flat Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Trosper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Dewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Artemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Scalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Barbourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Hinkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Bush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marydell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Dorthae
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Keavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Warbranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Roark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Helton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Mozelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Essie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Asher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Chappell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Bear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Hoskinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Siler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Packard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Rockholds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Emlyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Morley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Jellico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Flat Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Minton Mill
(18 miles [29 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
- Hamlin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- New Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Braden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fourmile, see our County-by-County Page for Fourmile.
Cemeteries Near Fourmile ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fourmile.
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 Fourmile - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fourmile covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Renfro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wallsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <2>
- Amis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swanson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Fourmile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fourmile.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fourmile, with the one closest to Fourmile listed first.
- Flat Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Pineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Artemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Callaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Barbourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Girdler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Middlesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cubage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Emanuel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fourmile. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fourmile.
Newspapers Published in Fourmile ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fourmile.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fourmile, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fourmile.
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 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 Fourmile:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Bell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Hancock County
- Union 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fourmile) 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 Fourmile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |