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 Keaton (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 Keaton. 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 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 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.
Keaton is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Floyd, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Keaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keaton:
- Johnson County (The home county of Keaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Redbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Flatgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Fuget
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Volga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Barnetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Oil Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Nippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Staffordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lowmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Paintsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Boltsfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Rush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Durbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Mavity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Princess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Bays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Rousseau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Beetle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Jeriel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Mount Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Hitchins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grahn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Jacobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Mountain Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Counts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Isonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bruin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- The Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Gimlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Ault
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Auxier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Prestonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- David
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Goodloe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Watergap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Dwale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Banner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Skaggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Mazie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Martha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Houckville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Cando ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cando is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Cherokee Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Lewis County
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Lacey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Wheelersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Logville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Maggard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Edna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Salyersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Ivyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Tomahawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Debord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Beauty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Korea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Korea is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Jeptha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Elkfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Malone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Yocum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Cannel City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Grassy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Mize
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Minor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Helechawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Lee City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Hazel Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Lexie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Toliver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toliver is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Fort Gay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hubbardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Effie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Dunlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Stonecoal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keaton, see our County-by-County Page for Keaton.
Cemeteries Near Keaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keaton.
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 Keaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Hay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Iron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobyns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Martha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73735 <3>
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Blaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73076 <3>
- Ison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (947 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Keaton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keaton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keaton, with the one closest to Keaton listed first.
- Skaggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Redbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Martha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Flatgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Fuget
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Sip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Fielden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fielden is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielden
- Newcombe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newcombe is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcombe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dingus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keaton.
Newspapers Published in Keaton ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keaton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keaton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keaton.
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 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 Keaton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Breathitt County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Menifee County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Wolfe County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Keaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Keaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |