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 Kayjay (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 Kayjay. 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 and doctors 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.
Kayjay is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Kayjay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kayjay:
- Knox County (The home county of Kayjay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
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- Wheeler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
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- Trosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
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- Artemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
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- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
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- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heidrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Dewitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
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- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
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- Dorton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
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- Capito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Capito is located in Bell County
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- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
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- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
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- Straight Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Fonde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Brightshade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
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- Ashers Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Goose Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Urban
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Sidell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
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- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Pathfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
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- Tacky Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Wallins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
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- Wallins Creek
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Loyall
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
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- Dorthae
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Bush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Keavy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Marydell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sublimity City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Maplesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Roark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
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- Warbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
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- Mozelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Siler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
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- Louden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Verne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Rockholds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Lot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
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- Emlyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Morley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Jellico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Flat Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Boy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boy is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Elk Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- LaFollette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Demory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Demory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Pruden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrogate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Minton Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Speedwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- New Tazewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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 Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Braden
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Loo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kayjay, see our County-by-County Page for Kayjay.
Cemeteries Near Kayjay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kayjay.
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 Kayjay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kayjay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Detherage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Kayjay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kayjay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kayjay, with the one closest to Kayjay listed first.
- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Artemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Girdler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockholds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kayjay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kayjay.
Newspapers Published in Kayjay ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kayjay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kayjay, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kayjay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kayjay:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan 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> | 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 Kayjay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kayjay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |