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 Fusonia (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 Fusonia. 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 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.
Fusonia is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher & Owsley.
Below are the counties that are near Fusonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fusonia:
- Perry County (The home county of Fusonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Happy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Happy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cornettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Acup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acup is located in Perry County
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- Vicco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Slemp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Hazard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardburly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Bulan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
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- Combs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Combs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Bell County
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Hardshell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
- Clayhole
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Whick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Flintville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Lost Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Kragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Rousseau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Big Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Eriline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Ashers Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Barcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Bypro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dema
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Wheelwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Hi Hat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Melvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Weeksbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Wheelwright Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Chad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chad is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Totz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Benham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Closplint
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
- Louellen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Putney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Short Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Bailey Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Darkmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Knott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redfox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Littcarr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Carrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Emmalena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Fisty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Pine Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Leburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Pippa Passes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Cutshin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Yeaddiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Smilax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Wooton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Hyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wendover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Confluence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Hoskinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Chappell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Thousandsticks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Asher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Letcher County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Blackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hallie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hot Spot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Isom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Uz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Colson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Magoffin County
- Gunlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Owsley County
- Mistletoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Dorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Myra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Virgie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Darnell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keokee is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Dryden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Pennington Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Norton City (VA)
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wise County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Osaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Almira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Appalachia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Kent Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Pound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- East Stone Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Esserville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Hamilton town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fusonia, see our County-by-County Page for Fusonia.
Cemeteries Near Fusonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fusonia.
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 Fusonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fusonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caudill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornett Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Lotts Creek United Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ulous Hurt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulous Hurt Cemetery
- The Ulous Hurt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eulis Hurt Cemetery
- Hurt Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523285 <2>
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Isom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Fusonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fusonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fusonia, with the one closest to Fusonia listed first.
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Indian Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Hazard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutshin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Dwarf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Smoot Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pine Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Partridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fusonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fusonia.
Newspapers Published in Fusonia ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fusonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fusonia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fusonia.
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 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 Fusonia:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Magoffin County
- Owsley County
- Pike County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Wise 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> | 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 Fusonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fusonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |